Sheriff Blake vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.13 and 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Xavier Hernandez

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Xavier Hernandez

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2013
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Xavier Hernandez

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.95
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA