Willie Hernandez vs. Tony McKnight — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Tony McKnight
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony McKnight 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 4.63 and 1.480 for Tony McKnight. 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 Tony McKnight

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
10.59
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.69
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.74
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
37.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Tony McKnight

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Tony McKnight

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
21
286.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
37
504.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-42.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
218.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA