Willie Hernandez vs. Russ Miller — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Russ Miller
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Miller 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 5.4 and 1.581 for Russ Miller. 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 Russ Miller

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
11.53
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
37.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Russ Miller

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044.2
9
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.029
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Russ Miller

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
38
651.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
15.72
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
14.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA