Willie Hernandez vs. Chris Young — Career Comparison

Willie Hernandez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Chris Young
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Young 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 103), walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 90). Chris Young held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 100). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Willie Hernandez.

Pitching Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Young

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.11
54.11
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.27
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
3.38
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
8.2
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
7.84
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.84
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
3.01
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
3.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
6.79
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
7.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.088
1.088
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
37.61
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5480
38.01
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.61
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
3.71
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.2
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.56
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.26
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3891
33.52
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4866
33.75
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Young

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
6.41
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.88
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
27
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044.2
9
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.46
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.68
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.99
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.96
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.1
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
95.78
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.587
0.587
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Hernandez and Chris Young

Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
747
6402.86
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
271
660.98
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
600
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
540
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
504.88
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.61
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
94.29
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
56.1
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.63
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.51
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
29.92
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.17
19.93
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
102.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
102.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.46
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.41
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
30.01
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
11.96
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.39
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
200
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
51.43
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
65.85
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.44
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.76
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Young
Career
Per 600 PA