Russ Ford vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Russ Ford 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. Russ Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 3.38 and 1.321 for Willie Hernandez. By the career numbers, Russ Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Ford and Willie Hernandez

Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
4.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5632
34.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Russ Ford and Willie Hernandez

Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
6.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
12.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
14.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.26
16.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Ford and Willie Hernandez

Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
204
215.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
534.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
111.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
84.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
96.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.25
45.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
170.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
93.33
93.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100