Willie Hernandez vs. Danny MacFayden — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Danny MacFayden
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny MacFayden 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 3.96 and 1.424 for Danny MacFayden. By the career numbers, Willie Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny MacFayden

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.36
45.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.4
71.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8118
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
9.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
2.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
2.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11805
39.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10869
36.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny MacFayden

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.616
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Danny MacFayden

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
470
280.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
910
542.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
76.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
60.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
13.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.47
17.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
96.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
101.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
39.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
66.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.8
7.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
184.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
32.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny MacFayden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny MacFayden
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50