Willie Hernandez vs. Seth McClung — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Seth McClung
MillenialWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Seth McClung 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 61), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 84). Seth McClung held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 76). Role difference aside, Willie Hernandez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Seth McClung

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
5.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
8.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
5.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
6.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
40.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
34.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Seth McClung

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Seth McClung

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
177
3540
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
21.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
16.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
280
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA