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Willie Hernandez
Guillermo (Villanueva) Hernandez
as played as Guillermo
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 14, 1954 in Aguada, P.R.
High School: Martin Hernandez (Aguada, PR)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1977
Final Game: August 18, 1989
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1977 22 CHC NL 8 7 .533 3.03 67 1 23 0 0 4 110.0 94 42 37 11 28 9 78 1 3 8 437 145 1.109 7.7 0.9 2.3 6.4 2.79
1978 23 CHC NL 8 2 .800 3.77 54 0 21 0 0 3 59.2 57 26 25 6 35 7 38 1 0 3 264 106 1.542 8.6 0.9 5.3 5.7 1.09
1979 24 CHC NL 4 4 .500 5.01 51 2 19 0 0 0 79.0 85 50 44 8 39 12 53 4 1 3 359 83 1.570 9.7 0.9 4.4 6.0 1.36
1980 25 CHC NL 1 9 .100 4.40 53 7 13 0 0 0 108.1 115 58 53 8 45 4 75 2 1 6 473 89 1.477 9.6 0.7 3.7 6.2 1.67
1981 26 CHC NL 0 0 3.95 12 0 3 0 0 2 13.2 14 7 6 0 8 2 13 0 0 2 62 94 1.610 9.2 0.0 5.3 8.6 1.63
1982 27 CHC NL 4 6 .400 3.00 75 0 30 0 0 10 75.0 74 26 25 3 24 11 54 1 0 0 312 124 1.307 8.9 0.4 2.9 6.5 2.25
1983 28 TOT NL 9 4 .692 3.28 74 1 31 0 0 8 115.1 109 47 42 9 32 8 93 1 0 5 478 111 1.223 8.5 0.7 2.5 7.3 2.91
1983 28 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 3.20 11 1 4 0 0 1 19.2 16 8 7 0 6 1 18 0 0 0 80 118 1.119 7.3 0.0 2.7 8.2 3.00
1983 28 PHI NL 8 4 .667 3.29 63 0 27 0 0 7 95.2 93 39 35 9 26 7 75 1 0 5 398 109 1.244 8.7 0.8 2.4 7.1 2.88
1984 29 DET AL 9 3 .750 1.92 80 0 68 0 0 32 140.1 96 30 30 6 36 8 112 4 0 2 548 204 0.941 6.2 0.4 2.3 7.2 3.11 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1985 30 DET AL 8 10 .444 2.70 74 0 64 0 0 31 106.2 82 38 32 13 14 2 76 1 0 2 415 151 0.900 6.9 1.1 1.2 6.4 5.43 AS
1986 31 DET AL 8 7 .533 3.55 64 0 53 0 0 24 88.2 87 35 35 13 21 1 77 5 1 2 376 117 1.218 8.8 1.3 2.1 7.8 3.67 AS
1987 32 DET AL 3 4 .429 3.67 45 0 31 0 0 8 49.0 53 27 20 8 20 7 30 0 0 1 217 116 1.490 9.7 1.5 3.7 5.5 1.50
1988 33 DET AL 6 5 .545 3.06 63 0 38 0 0 10 67.2 50 24 23 8 31 6 59 4 3 3 284 126 1.197 6.7 1.1 4.1 7.8 1.90
1989 34 DET AL 2 2 .500 5.74 32 0 25 0 0 15 31.1 36 21 20 4 16 2 30 1 1 0 141 67 1.660 10.3 1.1 4.6 8.6 1.88
13 Seasons 70 63 .526 3.38 744 11 419 0 0 147 1044.2 952 431 392 97 349 79 788 25 10 37 4366 118 1.245 8.2 0.8 3.0 6.8 2.26
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .526 3.38 67 1 38 0 0 13 94 86 39 35 9 31 7 71 2 1 3 393 118 1.245 8.2 0.8 3.0 6.8 2.26
CHC (7 yrs) 26 28 .481 3.81 323 11 113 0 0 20 465.1 455 217 197 36 185 46 329 9 5 22 1987 106 1.375 8.8 0.7 3.6 6.4 1.78
DET (6 yrs) 36 31 .537 2.98 358 0 279 0 0 120 483.2 404 175 160 52 138 26 384 15 5 10 1981 135 1.121 7.5 1.0 2.6 7.1 2.78
PHI (1 yr) 8 4 .667 3.29 63 0 27 0 0 7 95.2 93 39 35 9 26 7 75 1 0 5 398 109 1.244 8.7 0.8 2.4 7.1 2.88
NL (7 yrs) 34 32 .515 3.72 386 11 140 0 0 27 561.0 548 256 232 45 211 53 404 10 5 27 2385 107 1.353 8.8 0.7 3.4 6.5 1.91
AL (6 yrs) 36 31 .537 2.98 358 0 279 0 0 120 483.2 404 175 160 52 138 26 384 15 5 10 1981 135 1.121 7.5 1.0 2.6 7.1 2.78

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1983 28 PHI NL WS L BAL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 14 0.250 0.0 0.0 2.3 9.0 4.00
1984 29 DET AL ALCS W KCR 0 0 2.25 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 16 1.000 6.8 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00
1984 29 DET AL WS W SDP 0 0 1.69 3 0 3 0 0 2 5.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0.750 6.8 1.7 0.0 0.0
1987 32 DET AL ALCS L MIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 0 0 1.32 10 0 5 0 0 3 13.2 9 2 2 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 51 0.805 5.9 0.7 1.3 4.6 3.50
2 ALCS 0 0 2.08 4 0 2 0 0 1 4.1 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 18 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 6.2 3.00
2 WS 0 0 0.96 6 0 3 0 0 2 9.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 33 0.536 3.9 1.0 1.0 3.9 4.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 22 CHC NL 67 19 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .063 .063 .063 .125 -68 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1978 23 CHC NL 55 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 24 CHC NL 52 9 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .375 .625 62 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1980 25 CHC NL 53 20 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .211 .211 .263 .474 28 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1981 26 CHC NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 CHC NL 75 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -25 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 28 TOT NL 74 15 15 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 .400 .400 .400 .800 123 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 28 CHC NL 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 174 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 28 PHI NL 63 13 13 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 .385 .385 .385 .769 115 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 29 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1985 30 DET AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1986 31 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1987 32 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 396 70 63 4 13 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 29 .206 .219 .238 .457 23 15 0 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 29 26 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 .206 .219 .238 .457 23 6 0 0 2 0 0
CHC (7 yrs) 326 56 49 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 24 .163 .180 .204 .384 2 10 0 0 6 0 0
DET (6 yrs) 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 63 13 13 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 .385 .385 .385 .769 115 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 389 69 62 4 13 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 29 .210 .222 .242 .464 25 15 0 0 6 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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1983 28 PHI NL WS BAL L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 CHC NL 22 P 67 1 110.0 35 8 27 0 2 1.000 2.86 0.52 .949 1.85 0.67
1978 CHC NL 23 P 54 0 59.2 14 2 12 0 0 1.000 2.11 0.26 .950 1.92 0.72
1979 CHC NL 24 P 51 2 79.0 16 4 11 1 0 .938 1.71 0.29 .950 1.80 0.66
1980 CHC NL 25 P 53 7 108.1 32 12 20 0 2 1.000 2.66 0.60 .950 1.91 0.69
1981 CHC NL 26 P 12 0 13.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.98 0.25 .967 1.98 0.68
1982 CHC NL 27 P 75 0 75.0 28 5 22 1 1 .964 3.24 0.36 .950 1.96 0.70
1983 TOT NL 28 P 74 1 115.4 19 2 17 0 3 1.000 1.48 0.26 .947 1.92 0.68
1983 CHC NL 28 P 11 1 19.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 2.29 0.45 .940 1.92 0.68
1983 PHI NL 28 P 63 0 95.2 14 1 13 0 2 1.000 1.32 0.22 .950 1.92 0.68
1984 DET AL 29 P 80 0 140.1 19 5 14 0 1 1.000 1.22 0.24 .958 1.79 0.70 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1985 DET AL 30 P 74 0 106.2 15 7 7 1 0 .933 1.18 0.19 .953 1.86 0.70 AS
1986 DET AL 31 P 64 0 88.2 19 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.30 .953 1.83 0.68 AS
1987 DET AL 32 P 45 0 49.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 1.10 0.13 .957 1.84 0.67
1988 DET AL 33 P 63 0 67.2 18 3 15 0 1 1.000 2.39 0.29 .961 1.78 0.67
1989 DET AL 34 P 32 0 31.1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 1.72 0.19 .967 1.87 0.66
13 Seasons P 744 11 1044.2 231 58 169 4 12 .983 1.96 0.31 .952 1.86 0.69
13 Seasons TOT 744 11 1044.2 231 58 169 4 12 .983 1.96 0.31 .935 1.86 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1984 *
1985 *
1986

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1984-AL-Cy Young
1984-AL-MVP
1984-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1984-AL-1-78%
1 MVP
0.78 Career Shares (295th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1984-AL--1--63%
1 Cy Young
0.63 Career Shares (78th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--8.202--182nd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--6.789--106th

Games Played s c a p y
1982 NL--75--4th
1983 NL--74--3rd
1984 AL--80--1st
1985 AL--74--3rd
1986 AL--64--8th
1988 AL--63--7th
Career--744--61st

Saves s c a p y
1984 AL--32--3rd
1985 AL--31--3rd
1986 AL--24--4th
Career--147--70th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career--2.258--153rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 NL--8--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1984 AL--68--1st
1985 AL--64--2nd
1986 AL--53--5th
Career--419--50th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career--118--142nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (959), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 54 (228), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Darold Knowles (949)
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  5. Gary Lavelle (940)
  6. Paul Lindblad (939)
  7. Craig Lefferts (937)
  8. Tom Burgmeier (935)
  9. Terry Forster (928)
  10. Dan Plesac (921)
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  6. Kenny Rogers (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Kenny Rogers (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave LaRoche (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dave LaRoche (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dave LaRoche (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Dave LaRoche (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Dave LaRoche (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Dave LaRoche (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 11, 1973: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1976: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

May 22, 1983: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Johnson and Dick Ruthven.

March 24, 1984: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Dave Bergman to the Detroit Tigers for Glenn Wilson and John Wockenfuss.

December 20, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Detroit Tigers$660,000
1986Detroit Tigers$960,000
1987Detroit Tigers$1,060,000
1988Detroit Tigers$1,210,000
1989Detroit Tigers$1,310,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,200,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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