Rudy Hernandez vs. Willie Pope — Career Comparison

Rudy Hernandez
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Willie Pope built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Pope posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.12 and 1.580 for Rudy Hernandez. By the career numbers, Willie Pope had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Willie Pope

Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.04
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.66
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.95
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.44
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.19
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
39.94
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.98
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.96
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
35.04
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
35.49
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Willie Pope

Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.06
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Willie Pope

Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2657.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
9.79
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA