Willie Hernandez vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.38 and 1.321 for Willie Hernandez. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Alex Main

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Alex Main

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Alex Main

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50