Heath Fillmyer vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Heath Fillmyer
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Heath Fillmyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 5.07 and 1.433 for Heath Fillmyer. By the career numbers, Willie Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heath Fillmyer and Willie Hernandez

Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
9.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
6.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
38.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
34.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Heath Fillmyer and Willie Hernandez

Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.414
0.414
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Fillmyer and Willie Hernandez

Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3480
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
53.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
51.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Fillmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100