Willie Hernandez vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 76). Robin Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 166 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Willie Hernandez.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Robin Roberts

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.088
1.088
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1962
3.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Robin Roberts

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
2.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.46
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.96
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Robin Roberts

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
120
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
36.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75