Willie Hernandez vs. Mark Melancon — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Mark Melancon
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Melancon a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Mark Melancon led in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 100). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 86). Mark Melancon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Melancon

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.05
48.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.38
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
36.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
3.61
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.87
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2745
34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Melancon

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.3
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Mark Melancon

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
6402.86
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
732
219600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA