Willie Hernandez vs. Ryan Vogelsong — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Ryan Vogelsong
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ryan Vogelsong 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 91), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 86). Ryan Vogelsong held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 76). Role difference aside, Willie Hernandez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Ryan Vogelsong

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
2.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.54
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.94
61.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204
9.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
6.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5204
39.36
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
4.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4576
34.61
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Ryan Vogelsong

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
2.19
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.54
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.94
61.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Ryan Vogelsong

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
292
468.45
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
498.93
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
68.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
52.94
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.04
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.01
17.66
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
88.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
102.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
19.25
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
56.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.82
9.34
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.02
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.67
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
213.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
65.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA