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Willie Hernandez 2026 Season · Columbus Clippers

Career: 70-63, 3.38 ERA, 788 K in 1044.2 IP.

Awards: AL MVP (1984); AL Cy Young (1984).

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Willie Hernandez

#21

P · Columbus Clippers (NYY)

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+4.4Career NUT

+3.6 to Great

Career

3.38ERA1.25WHIP70W788K1044.2IP147SV

L/L · 6' 3", 180 lb · b. Nov 14, 1954 · Aguada, Puerto Rico · Signed International FA, 1977

Player Overview

Year by Year


1977	22	CHC	+0.7	8	7	3.03	67	1	23	4	4	437	110.0	94	37	28	1	78	1.11
1978	23	CHC	-0.5	8	2	3.77	54	0	21	3	3	264	59.2	57	25	35	1	38	1.54
1979	24	CHC	-0.3	4	4	5.01	51	2	19	0	0	359	79.0	85	44	39	4	53	1.57
1980	25	CHC	+0.3	1	9	4.40	53	7	13	0	0	473	108.1	115	53	45	2	75	1.48
1981	26	CHC	—	0	0	3.95	12	0	3	2	2	62	13.2	14	6	8	0	13	1.61
1982	27	CHC	+0.9	4	6	3.00	75	0	30	10	10	312	75.0	74	25	24	1	54	1.31
1983	28	CHC	—	1	0	3.20	11	1	4	1	1	80	19.2	16	7	6	0	18	1.12
1983	28	PHI	+0.7	8	4	3.29	63	0	27	7	7	398	95.2	93	35	26	1	75	1.24
1983	28	TOT	+1.1	9	4	3.28	74	1	31	8	8	478	115.1	109	42	32	1	93	1.22
1984	29	DET	+2.0	9	3	1.92	80	0	68	32	32	548	140.1	96	30	36	4	112	0.94
1985	30	DET	+0.8	8	10	2.70	74	0	64	31	31	415	106.2	82	32	14	1	76	0.90
1986	31	DET	+0.2	8	7	3.55	64	0	53	24	24	376	88.2	87	35	21	5	77	1.22
1987	32	DET	-0.4	3	4	3.67	45	0	31	8	8	217	49.0	53	20	20	0	30	1.49
1988	33	DET	-0.3	6	5	3.06	63	0	38	10	10	284	67.2	50	23	31	4	59	1.20
1989	34	DET	-0.2	2	2	5.74	32	0	25	15	15	141	31.1	36	20	16	1	30	1.66
Career	—	13 yrs	+4.4	70	63	3.38	744	11	419	147	147	4366	1044.2	952	392	349	25	788	1.25

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hernandez's career NUT of +4.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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-0.2

Awards

1984AL MVP · AL Cy Young · AL All-Star · AL Pitcher of the Month · Tiger of the Year · World Series Championship

1985AL All-Star

1986AL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1991	36	AAA	1	1	4.22	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	45	10.2	10	5	4	1	9	1.31
1995	40	AAA	2	1	7.67	22	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	134	27.0	43	23	12	2	16	2.04

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