Willie Hernandez vs. Johnny Marcum — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Johnny Marcum
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Marcum 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 4.66 and 1.467 for Johnny Marcum. 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 Johnny Marcum

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.78
50.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.69
67.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
10.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4847
39.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
5.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4494
36.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Johnny Marcum

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.251
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Johnny Marcum

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
299
309.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
551.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
145.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
121.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.43
57.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
182.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
183.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.25
66.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
33.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0