What years did Carlos Hernandez play?

Carlos Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2000.

Was Carlos Hernandez a pitcher?

No. Carlos Hernandez was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Carlos Hernandez hit?

Carlos Hernandez hit 24 career home runs with 315 hits.

What was Carlos Hernandez's career batting average?

Carlos Hernandez batted .253 over his career, with 315 hits in 1,244 at bats.

How many RBI did Carlos Hernandez have?

Carlos Hernandez drove in 141 runs in his career.

Is Carlos Hernandez in the Hall of Fame?

No. Carlos Hernandez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Carlos Hernandez

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2000)

Carlos Hernandez was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 11 seasons. In 488 career games, he hit .253 with 315 hits, 24 home runs, and 141 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .253

HR 24

RBI 141

H 315

OPS .651

PIV -2,553

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 5/24/1967 in San Felix, Bolívar, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1990-04-20
Last Game: 2000-10-01

Full name: Carlos Alberto Hernandez

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Career Batting Statistics

Carlos Hernandez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
488	1,244	102	315	51	1	24	141	5	63	196	.253	.298	.354	.651	-2,553

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Career SLG .354 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OPS .651 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Carlos Hernandez (b. 1967) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	LAN	NL	10	20	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	LAN	NL	15	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	LAN	NL	69	173	11	45	4	0	3	17	0	11	21	.260	.255 (+2%)	.322 (-2%)	.377 (-11%)	.699 (-7%)	-168.2
1993	LAN	NL	50	99	6	25	5	0	2	7	0	2	11	.253	.265 (-5%)	.332 (-20%)	.403 (-10%)	.735 (-14%)	-246.6
1994	LAN	NL	32	64	6	14	2	0	2	6	0	1	14	.219	.269 (-19%)	.338 (-32%)	.424 (-19%)	.763 (-25%)	-274.2
1995	LAN	NL	45	94	3	14	1	0	2	8	0	7	25	.149	.266 (-44%)	.337 (-36%)	.417 (-46%)	.755 (-42%)	-651.1
1996	LAN	NL	13	14	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SDN	NL	50	134	15	42	7	1	3	14	0	3	27	.313	.266 (+17%)	.336 (-2%)	.419 (+7%)	.756 (+3%)	33.9
1998	SDN	NL	129	390	34	102	15	0	9	52	2	16	54	.262	.266 (-2%)	.335 (-9%)	.420 (-12%)	.755 (-11%)	-696.9
2000	SDN	NL	58	191	16	48	11	0	2	25	1	16	26	.251	.270 (-7%)	.344 (-8%)	.437 (-22%)	.782 (-16%)	-518.9
2000	SLN	NL	17	51	7	14	4	0	1	10	1	5	9	.275	.270 (+1%)	.344 (avg)	.437 (-6%)	.782 (-3%)	-518.9
Career · 11 seasons			488	1,244	102	315	51	1	24	141	5	63	196	.253	—	—	—	—	-3,041

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Carlos Hernandez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
22	67	8	20	1	0	1	2	3	11	.299

Playoff Batting by Year

Carlos Hernandez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	SLN	5	16	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	.250
2000	NLDS1	SLN	3	11	3	3	0	1	1	1	2	.273
1998	NLCS	SDN	6	18	2	6	1	0	0	1	5	.333
1998	NLDS2	SDN	4	12	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	.417
1998	WS	SDN	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.200

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Carlos Hernandez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	241	614	51	155	14	67	.252
Away	247	630	51	160	10	74	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Carlos Hernandez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2000-10-01	STL	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-30	STL	CIN	L	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	0
2000-09-29	STL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-26	STL	SDP	W	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	1
2000-09-23	STL	CHC	W	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	0
2000-09-21	STL	HOU	L	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000-08-27	STL	ATL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2000-08-23	STL	PIT	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000-08-20	STL	PHI	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2000-08-18	STL	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carlos Hernandez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	6	0	8	3	0	0
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	442	317	2349	218	38	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carlos Hernandez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	LAN	C	10	5	37	2	0	0
1991	LAN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	LAN	C	13	2	24	4	1	0
1992	LAN	C	63	47	295	37	7	4
1993	LAN	C	43	21	181	15	7	0
1994	LAN	C	27	14	104	13	0	3
1995	LAN	C	41	22	210	25	4	4
1996	LAN	C	9	3	31	1	0	0
1997	SDN	1B	4	0	5	3	0	0
1997	SDN	C	44	32	234	26	3	1
1998	SDN	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1998	SDN	C	122	102	794	53	7	6
2000	SDN	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2000	SDN	C	54	54	343	33	5	3
2000	SLN	C	16	15	96	9	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Carlos Hernandez (b. 1967) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	442
First Base	6
Third Base	1

Salary History

Carlos Hernandez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	SLN	NL	$3,500,000
2000	SDN	NL	$1,750,000
1999	SDN	NL	$1,250,000
1998	SDN	NL	$700,000
1997	SDN	NL	$425,000
1996	LAN	NL	$375,000
1995	LAN	NL	$300,000
1994	LAN	NL	$265,000
1993	LAN	NL	$175,000
1992	LAN	NL	$135,000
1991	LAN	NL	$115,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,990,000

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Carlos Hernandez: the record in brief

Carlos Hernandez played a first major league game on April 20, 1990 and a last one on October 1, 2000. Club by club, the record runs the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990 to 1996), the San Diego Padres (1997 to 2000), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2000). Hernandez is listed as a catcher at 5 feet, 11 inches and 185 pounds. Hernandez batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Hernandez was born on May 24, 1967, in San Felix, Bolívar, Venezuela. The given name on file is Carlos Alberto Hernandez.

In 488 games and 1,244 at bats, Hernandez batted .253 with 315 hits, along with 24 home runs and 141 RBI. Hernandez's career OPS of .651 combines a .298 on-base mark with .354 slugging. Hernandez hit .253 while the league hit .265 over the same span, a figure close to average. 1998 produced Hernandez's most hits, 102 of them for the San Diego Padres. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .262 in 1998, did not top the league's .266.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Hernandez

What years did Carlos Hernandez play?: Carlos Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2000.
Was Carlos Hernandez a pitcher?: No. Carlos Hernandez was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Carlos Hernandez hit?: Carlos Hernandez hit 24 career home runs with 315 hits.
What was Carlos Hernandez's career batting average?: Carlos Hernandez batted .253 over his career, with 315 hits in 1,244 at bats.
How many RBI did Carlos Hernandez have?: Carlos Hernandez drove in 141 runs in his career.
Is Carlos Hernandez in the Hall of Fame?: No. Carlos Hernandez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.