Willie Hernandez vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 100). Willie Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 86). Role difference aside, Lance McCullers Jr. holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Lance McCullers Jr.

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
38.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
33.65
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Lance McCullers Jr.

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Lance McCullers Jr.

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
148
6342.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-33.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA