Tony Fossas vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Tony Fossas
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Tony Fossas a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Tony Fossas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 88). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 101). Tony Fossas was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tony Fossas and Willie Hernandez

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
9.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.68
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
39.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1616
34.99
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Tony Fossas and Willie Hernandez

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.72
89.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Fossas and Willie Hernandez

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
340200
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
6402.86
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-260
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100