Willie Hernandez vs. Kris Medlen — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kris Medlen 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. Kris Medlen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 163 vs 100). Role difference aside, Kris Medlen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Kris Medlen

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
8.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
33.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Kris Medlen

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.92
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Kris Medlen

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.44
25.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
17.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
233.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.75
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100