Willie Hernandez vs. Keiichi Yabu — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Keiichi Yabu
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Keiichi Yabu a clear advantage over Willie Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Keiichi Yabu led in home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 76), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 100). Willie Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 89). Keiichi Yabu was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Keiichi Yabu

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
8.2
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.84
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
6.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
6.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
40.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
34.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Keiichi Yabu

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
6.41
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
7.14
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Keiichi Yabu

Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
6402.86
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
20000
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Keiichi Yabu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Keiichi Yabu
Career
Per 600 PA