Felix Hernandez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2019)

W–L 169–136
ERA 3.42
WHIP 1.21
SO 2,524
Pitcher PIV 44530.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 220 lb
Born
4/8/1986 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2005-08-04
Last Game
2019-09-26
Awards
6× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Felix Abraham Graham Hernandez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
169 136 419 418 25 11 0 2729.7 2,487 1,037 264 805 2,524 3.42 44530.1

Career ERA 3.42 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 18.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 SEA AL 4 4 12 12 0 0 0 84.3 61 25 23 77 2.67 4.29 (+38%) 3082.1
2006 SEA AL 12 14 31 31 2 1 0 191.0 195 96 60 176 4.52 4.53 (avg) 3081.5
2007 SEA AL 14 7 30 30 1 1 0 190.3 209 83 53 165 3.92 4.47 (+12%) 3553.3
2008 SEA AL 9 11 31 31 2 0 0 200.7 198 77 80 175 3.45 4.32 (+20%) 2711.3
2009 SEA AL 19 5 34 34 2 1 0 238.7 200 66 71 217 2.49 4.32 (+42%) 7718.5
2010 SEA AL 13 12 34 34 6 1 0 249.7 194 63 70 232 2.27 4.08 (+44%) 6803.8
2011 SEA AL 14 14 33 33 5 0 0 233.7 218 90 67 222 3.47 3.94 (+12%) 4959.5
2012 SEA AL 13 9 33 33 5 5 0 232.0 209 79 56 223 3.06 4.01 (+24%) 7161.8
2013 SEA AL 12 10 31 31 0 0 0 204.3 185 69 46 216 3.04 3.87 (+21%) 6696.9
2014 SEA AL 15 6 34 34 0 0 0 236.0 170 56 46 248 2.14 3.74 (+43%) 7302.7
2015 SEA AL 18 9 31 31 2 2 0 201.7 180 79 58 191 3.53 3.96 (+11%) 1274.8
2016 SEA AL 11 8 25 25 0 0 0 153.3 138 65 65 122 3.82 4.19 (+9%) -1700.5
2017 SEA AL 6 5 16 16 0 0 0 86.7 86 42 26 78 4.36 4.36 (avg) -1424.2
2018 SEA AL 8 14 29 28 0 0 0 155.7 159 96 59 125 5.55 4.15 (-34%) -4004.2
2019 SEA AL 1 8 15 15 0 0 0 71.7 85 51 25 57 6.40 4.51 (-42%) -2687.0
Career · 15 seasons 169 136 419 418 25 11 0 2,729.2 2,487 1,037 805 2,524 3.42 — 44,530

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
419 50 3 4 1 0 1 7 0 2 22 .080 .115 .160 .275 0

Career AVG .080 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career OBP .115 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 64.5% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Career OPS .275 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 SEA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 SEA AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SEA AL 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
2008 SEA AL 31 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2009 SEA AL 34 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 SEA AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SEA AL 33 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
2012 SEA AL 33 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2013 SEA AL 31 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 SEA AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SEA AL 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SEA AL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 SEA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 SEA AL 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 SEA AL 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 419 50 3 4 1 0 1 7 0 2 22 .080 — — — — 0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home21130100.333
Away208473317.064

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2111422.2125351338813483.25
Away2081307.0123452441711763.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-26 SEAOAKL 000000000
2019-09-20 SEABALL 000000000
2019-09-14 SEACHWW 000000000
2019-09-08 SEAHOUL 000000000
2019-09-03 SEACHCL 100000001
2019-08-29 SEATEXW 000000000
2019-08-24 SEATORL 000000000
2019-05-11 SEABOSL 000000000
2019-05-06 SEANYYL 000000000
2019-04-30 SEACHCL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-26 SEAOAK L 5.1533431
2019-09-20 SEABAL L 5.0855232
2019-09-14 SEACHW — 7.0511140
2019-09-08 SEAHOU L 2.07117211
2019-09-03 SEACHC L 3.0222451
2019-08-29 SEATEX — 5.0533131
2019-08-24 SEATOR — 5.2322342
2019-05-11 SEABOS L 2.1677331
2019-05-06 SEANYY L 5.0876123
2019-04-30 SEACHC — 6.0844182

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 419 418 188 321 19 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 SEA P 12 12 11 16 0 1
2006 SEA P 31 31 16 25 0 0
2007 SEA P 30 30 13 24 1 2
2008 SEA P 31 31 14 31 1 4
2009 SEA P 34 34 29 24 1 3
2010 SEA P 34 34 15 37 2 2
2011 SEA P 33 33 27 28 2 4
2012 SEA P 33 33 11 24 2 3
2013 SEA P 31 31 7 15 2 2
2014 SEA P 34 34 11 25 1 2
2015 SEA P 31 31 13 26 2 2
2016 SEA P 25 25 6 20 2 1
2017 SEA P 16 16 4 7 1 1
2018 SEA P 29 28 10 14 2 1
2019 SEA P 15 15 1 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 419

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2014 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2014 Pitcher of the Month June
2014 Player of the Week Week of 2014-06-08
2012 Pitcher of the Month August
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-08-19
2010 Cy Young Award
2010 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2009 Pitcher of the Month June
2009 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SEA AL $25,857,143
2015 SEA AL $24,857,000
2014 SEA AL $22,857,000
2013 SEA AL $20,557,143
2012 SEA AL $19,700,000
2011 SEA AL $11,700,000
2010 SEA AL $7,200,000
2009 SEA AL $3,800,000
2008 SEA AL $540,000
2007 SEA AL $420,000
2006 SEA AL $340,000
Total Career Earnings $137,828,286

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Cy Young Award AL 7th 9.0 210 0
2014 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 159.0 210 13
2014 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 48.0 420 0
2013 Cy Young Award AL 8th 6.0 210 0
2013 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 1.0 420 0
2012 Cy Young Award AL 4th 41.0 196 0
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 2.0 392 0
2010 Cy Young Award AL 1st 167.0 196 21
2010 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 6.0 392 0
2009 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 80.0 140 2
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 1.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Felix Hernandez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Cole Hamels
    163-122, 3.43 ERA
  2. 56
    Jake Peavy
    152-126, 3.63 ERA
  3. 41
    Adam Wainwright
    200-128, 3.53 ERA
  4. 32
    Jon Lester
    200-117, 3.66 ERA
  5. 30
    Dwight Gooden
    194-112, 3.51 ERA
  6. 30
    Johnny Cueto
    144-113, 3.52 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Felix Hernandez

What years did Felix Hernandez play?
Felix Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.
Was Felix Hernandez a pitcher?
Yes. Felix Hernandez pitched in the major leagues, recording 169 wins and 2524 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Felix Hernandez hit?
Felix Hernandez hit 1 career home runs with 4 hits.