Willie Hernandez vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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. Justin Verlander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 100). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 107). Role difference aside, Justin Verlander holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Justin Verlander

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.74
62.74
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.38
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
37.61
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
3.71
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.47
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13351
33.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Justin Verlander

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Justin Verlander

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
555
5550
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
50
500
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
240
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA