Willie Hernandez vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willie Hernandez a clear advantage over Heath Murray across the core pitching metrics. Willie Hernandez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 77). Heath Murray held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 76). Willie Hernandez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Heath Murray

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.99
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Heath Murray

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.99
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Heath Murray

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
88
2514.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA