Willie Hernandez vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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. Joe Mays led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 78). Role difference aside, Joe Mays holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Joe Mays

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
10.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4360
39.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Joe Mays

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Joe Mays

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
206
3987.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA