Rudy Hernandez vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Rudy Hernandez
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.12 and 1.580 for Rudy Hernandez. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Nels Potter

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.66
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.95
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
35.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Nels Potter

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Nels Potter

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2657.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
9.79
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA