David Hernandez vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

David Hernandez
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and David Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.12 and 1.335 for David Hernandez. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hernandez and Ken Raffensberger

David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
7.59
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.65
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.64
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.12
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.22
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.8
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.51
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.26
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
9.21
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2774
38.49
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.79
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
4.32
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2466
34.21
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for David Hernandez and Ken Raffensberger

David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
7.59
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.54
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.05
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.134
0.134
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hernandez and Ken Raffensberger

David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
65640
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
David Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0