Lefty Boone vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Xavier Hernandez

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
7.54
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Xavier Hernandez

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Xavier Hernandez

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA