Joe Dawson vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dawson 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 4.15 and 1.448 for Joe Dawson. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
8.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
39.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2013
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Xavier Hernandez

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
543.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA