Where does Willie Hernandez rank among baseball greats?
Willie Hernandez ranks #38 among the Top 50 all-time at RP. Rankings ⇒ Willie Hernandez Teammates Lance Parrish Bill Buckner Lou Whitaker Mike Schmidt Alan Trammell Dave Kingman Chet Lemon Kirk Gibson Darrell Evans Jack Morris Frank Tanana Rick Reuschel Mike Krukow Steve Carlton Bruce Sutter Aurelio Lopez Sparky Anderson Best Season: 1984 It’s an exaggeration to say the ’84 Tigers wouldn’t have won without Willie, but not much. The team won the division by 15 games and sprinted out to a big lead, largely due o starting pitching and offense. Willie became “Willie” in May and June. But he had a phenomenal year, converting 32 of 33 save chances with a 1.92 ERA. He won the Cy Young and the MVP Award. Born Guillermo (Villanueva) Hernandez was born on November 14, 1954, in Aguada Batted: Left Threw: Left Primary Position: P –> Primary Team: CHN –> Major League Debut 4 9, Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1977 Eddie Murray Lou Whitaker Alan Trammell Jack Morris Lance Parrish Dale Berra Bump
