Willie Hernandez vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jose Valverde a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Jose Valverde led in home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 91). Jose Valverde was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jose Valverde

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.77
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
37.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
3.61
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3891
33.52
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jose Valverde

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Jose Valverde

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
6402.86
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.49
29.92
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.5
30.01
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA