Willie Hernandez vs. Hector Mercado — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Hector Mercado
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Hector Mercado comes out ahead of Willie Hernandez in this reliever comparison. Hector Mercado led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 109). Willie Hernandez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 72). The edge goes to Hector Mercado.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Hector Mercado

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
8.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.72
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
40.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.8
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Hector Mercado

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.87
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Hector Mercado

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
6402.86
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-40.62
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Hector Mercado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hector Mercado
Career
Per 600 PA