Willie Hernandez

Guillermo "Willie" Hernández Villanueva (born November 14, 1954 in Aguada, Puerto Rico) is a former relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1977–1983), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), and the Detroit Tigers (1984–1989). He threw and batted left-handed. Hernández utilized the screwball.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1985

1985 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1984

1984 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Detroit Tigers Pitcher

1984

1984 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1984

1984 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Detroit Tigers Pitcher

1983

1983 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Willie Hernandez.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1977	CHC	8-7	3.03	67	1	4	110	94	42	37	28	78
1978	CHC	8-2	3.77	54	0	3	59	57	26	25	35	38
1979	CHC	4-4	5.01	51	2	0	79	85	50	44	39	53
1980	CHC	1-9	4.40	53	7	0	108	115	58	53	45	75
1981	CHC	0-0	3.95	12	0	2	13	14	7	6	8	13
1982	CHC	4-6	3.00	75	0	10	75	74	26	25	24	54
1983	CHC	1-0	3.20	11	1	1	19	16	8	7	6	18
1983	PHI	8-4	3.29	63	0	7	95	93	39	35	26	75
1984	DET	9-3	1.92	80	0	32	140	96	30	30	36	112
1985	DET	8-10	2.70	74	0	31	106	82	38	32	14	76
1986	DET	8-7	3.55	64	0	24	88	87	35	35	21	77
1987	DET	3-4	3.67	45	0	8	49	53	27	20	20	30
1988	DET	6-5	3.06	63	0	10	67	50	24	23	31	59
1989	DET	2-2	5.74	32	0	15	31	36	21	20	16	30
Career		70-63	-	744	11	147	-	952	431	392	349	788

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Willie Hernandez.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1977	CHC	67	1	110	8	27	0	2	1.000
1978	CHC	54	0	59	2	12	0	0	1.000
1979	CHC	52	2	79	4	11	1	0	0.938
1980	CHC	53	7	108	12	20	0	2	1.000
1981	CHC	12	0	13	0	3	0	0	1.000
1982	CHC	75	0	75	5	22	1	1	0.964
1983	CHC	11	1	19	1	4	0	1	1.000
1983	PHI	63	0	95	1	13	0	2	1.000
1984	DET	80	0	140	5	14	0	1	1.000
1985	DET	74	0	106	7	7	1	0	0.933
1986	DET	64	0	88	6	13	0	0	1.000
1987	DET	45	0	49	2	4	1	1	0.857
1988	DET	63	0	67	3	15	0	1	1.000
1989	DET	32	0	31	2	4	0	1	1.000
Career		745	11	-	58	169	4	12	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Willie Hernandez.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1977	CHC	67	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	0.063	0.063	0.063
1978	CHC	55	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
1979	CHC	52	8	0	2	1	1	0	0	5	0.250	0.250	0.375
1980	CHC	53	19	0	4	1	1	0	0	7	0.211	0.211	0.263
1981	CHC	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1982	CHC	75	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.000	0.250	0.000
1983	CHC	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500
1983	PHI	63	13	2	5	0	1	1	0	5	0.385	0.385	0.385
1984	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	DET	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
1986	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1987	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1988	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		396	63	4	13	2	3	2	1	29	-	-	-

First Name	Guillermo
Last Name	Hernandez
Maternal Family Name	Villanueva
Full Name at Birth	Guillermo Hernandez
Age	58
Date of Birth	November 14, 1954
Birthplace	Aguada, P.R.
Height	6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight	180 lbs (81.6 kg)
Star Sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Puerto Rican
High School	Martin Hernandez (Aguada, PR)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	9 April 1977
Last MLB Game	18 August 1989