Bernard Fernández vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Bernard Fernández
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernard Fernández built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 7.36 and 1.773 for Bernard Fernández. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernard Fernández and Will Sawyer

Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.36
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
44.18
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.82
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
37.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
35.04
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Bernard Fernández and Will Sawyer

Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernard Fernández and Will Sawyer

Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
204
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
1.23
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.49
-32.38
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernard Fernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA