NAME     : Willie Hernandez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : AGUADA,,P.R.
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/14/1940
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,795,000 through 1974
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 62
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.49  9  4 38  61  5  86.2  82  28  24   8  66 
  At Home        2.23  6  3 17  32  2  44.1  36  12  11   2  34 
  Away           2.76  3  1 21  29  3  42.1  46  16  13   6  32 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        4.22  0  2  8  11  0  10.2  14   5   5   1   6 
  May            0.00  3  0  8  11  0  12.2   2   0   0   0   6 
  June           2.45  3  0  8  12  0  11.0  13   3   3   1   9 
  July           0.47  0  0  4   8  2  19.1  13   2   1   2  14 
  August         6.05  2  1  1   6  3  19.1  27  16  13   2  18 
  Sep/Oct        1.32  1  1  9  13  0  13.2  13   2   2   2  13 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1963   3.21  3  3  3  54  0   0  56.0  20  10  43  LAV
  1964   1.91  4  8 36  64  0   0  89.2  19  16  63  LAV
  1965   2.70  8  5 31  54  0   0  66.2  20  13  55  LAV
  1966   1.67  8  2 34  54  0   0  59.1  11  18  42  LAV,JC
  1967   1.92  7  3 26  49  0   0  61.0  13  13  49  LAV
  1968   1.54 11  4 35  64  0   0  93.1  16  16  77  LAV,JC
  1969   2.29  5  6 35  58  0   0  74.2  19  18  62  LAV
 
  Total ERA   : 2.18
  Total Wins  : 55
  Total Losses: 35
  Total Saves : 238
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 457
  Total BB's  : 112
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/9/1963
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game