Willie Hernandez vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam McDowell 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. Sam McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 109), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Willie Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 61). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sam McDowell.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sam McDowell

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sam McDowell

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Sam McDowell

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
63
540
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
215.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0