Xavier Hernandez vs. Alfred Saylor — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfred Saylor
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alfred Saylor 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. Alfred Saylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Alfred Saylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Alfred Saylor

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
9.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.36
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
37.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
35.43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Alfred Saylor

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
374.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.74
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
6.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
6.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.456
4.456
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Alfred Saylor

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
57
212.42
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
555.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
130.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.34
42.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
145.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
171.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
96.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.5
54.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
161
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Alfred Saylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfred Saylor
Career
Per 600 PA