Willie Hernandez vs. Cliff Markle — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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 4.1 and 1.470 for Cliff Markle. 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 Cliff Markle

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
38.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
34.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Cliff Markle

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Cliff Markle

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
56
442.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
544.74
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
10.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
63.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-8.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
173.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA