Willie Hernandez vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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 3.64 and 1.395 for Jack Matchett. 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 Jack Matchett

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
9.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
39.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
35.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jack Matchett

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jack Matchett

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA