Willie Hernandez vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Matthews a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Mike Matthews led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 92). Mike Matthews was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mike Matthews

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
6.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
33.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mike Matthews

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mike Matthews

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
231
4950
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
27.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA