Kevin Foster vs. Willie Hernandez — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Kevin Foster 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 91). Kevin Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 109). Role difference aside, Willie Hernandez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Willie Hernandez

Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
8.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
3.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
38.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
5.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
34.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Willie Hernandez

Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Willie Hernandez

Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
109
335.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
501.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
95.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
67.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
35.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
126.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
35.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
181.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100