Xavier Hernandez vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Means built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Means led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 101), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 73). Xavier Hernandez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 94). Role difference aside, John Means holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and John Means

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.94
46.94
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
7.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and John Means

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and John Means

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
78
5850
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA