Willie Hernandez vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willie Hernandez a clear advantage over Raul Valdes across the core pitching metrics. Willie Hernandez led in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 64), home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Raul Valdes held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 88). Willie Hernandez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Raul Valdes

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.73
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
34.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Raul Valdes

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
98.27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Raul Valdes

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
103
3433.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA