Willie Hernandez vs. Rafael Montero — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rafael Montero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willie Hernandez a clear advantage over Rafael Montero across the core pitching metrics. Willie Hernandez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 79). Rafael Montero held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 76). Willie Hernandez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rafael Montero

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.4
43.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
8.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
8.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
39.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
5.08
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rafael Montero

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Rafael Montero

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
380
4750
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.03
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.99
-37.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA