Willie Hernandez vs. Bill McCahan — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Bill McCahan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCahan 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 3.84 and 1.521 for Bill McCahan. 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 Bill McCahan

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.18
70.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
39.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
35.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Bill McCahan

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.105
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Bill McCahan

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
57
325.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
114.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
97.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
32.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
68.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
120
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
36.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA