Willie Hernandez vs. Johnny Markham — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Markham 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 3.66 and 1.277 for Johnny Markham. 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 Markham

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.78
57.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
38.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
35.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Johnny Markham

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1197
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Johnny Markham

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
88
318.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
563.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
79.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.82
17.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
108.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
90.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA