Willie Hernandez vs. Carl Mathias — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Carl Mathias
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mathias 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 7.14 and 1.655 for Carl Mathias. 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 Carl Mathias

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
42.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Carl Mathias

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.636
0.636
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Carl Mathias

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA