Willie Hernandez vs. Chris Mahoney — Career Comparison

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

Chris Mahoney 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. Chris Mahoney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.909 compared to 3.38 and 1.321 for Willie Hernandez. By the career numbers, Chris Mahoney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Mahoney

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
44.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Mahoney

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Mahoney

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Chris Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA