Gorkys Hernandez

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2019)

Gorkys Hernandez was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 8 seasons. In 394 career games, he hit .230 with 227 hits, 20 home runs, and 81 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

AVG .230
HR 20
RBI 81
H 227
OPS .643
PIV -1,739
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 196 lb
Born
9/7/1987 in Güiria, Sucre, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2012-05-21
Last Game
2019-09-29

Full name: Gorkys Gustavo Hernandez

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Career Batting Statistics

Gorkys Hernandez — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
394 988 122 227 44 8 20 81 29 79 253 .230 .292 .351 .643 -1,739

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 9.3% below league average.

Career OBP .292 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 15.6% below league average.

Career OPS .643 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gorkys Hernandez — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2012 PIT NL 25 24 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 .083 — — — — 0.0
2012 MIA NL 45 132 16 28 2 3 3 11 5 12 37 .212 .254 (-17%) .318 (-10%) .405 (-16%) .724 (-13%) 0.0
2015 PIT NL 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SFN NL 26 54 7 14 5 0 2 4 0 3 11 .259 .255 (+2%) .321 (-7%) .417 (+11%) .738 (+3%) 12.2
2017 SFN NL 128 310 40 79 20 1 0 22 12 31 73 .255 .254 (avg) .324 (+1%) .425 (-24%) .750 (-13%) -605.4
2018 SFN NL 142 414 52 97 16 2 15 40 8 27 113 .234 .247 (-6%) .318 (-10%) .409 (-4%) .727 (-7%) -534.3
2019 BOS AL 20 49 5 7 1 2 0 2 1 5 14 .143 — — — — -338.8
Career · 7 seasons 394 988 122 227 44 8 20 81 29 79 253 .230 — — — — -1,466

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

Gorkys Hernandez — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Gorkys Hernandez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 NLDS1 SFN 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gorkys Hernandez — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home202480601121049.233
Away192508621151032.226

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gorkys Hernandez — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-29 BOSBALW 311010000
2019-09-28 BOSBALL 201000020
2019-09-27 BOSBALL 200000012
2019-09-26 BOSTEXL 401100100
2019-09-25 BOSTEXW 410000012
2019-09-24 BOSTEXW 211000100
2019-09-23 BOSTBRL 400000001
2019-09-22 BOSTBRW 500000002
2019-09-21 BOSTBRL 100000000
2019-09-20 BOSTBRL 311010012

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gorkys Hernandez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 338 239 603 11 9 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gorkys Hernandez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2012 PIT OF 21 2 23 0 0 0
2012 MIA OF 35 31 83 1 0 0
2015 PIT OF 6 1 1 0 0 0
2016 SFN OF 22 13 28 2 0 0
2017 SFN OF 113 78 184 4 2 0
2018 SFN OF 126 102 260 3 6 1
2019 BOS OF 15 12 24 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Gorkys Hernandez — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Left Field 120
Center Field 189
Right Field 50
Designated Hitter 2

Gorkys Hernandez: the record in brief

Gorkys Hernandez's major league career runs from a debut on May 21, 2012 to a final game on September 29, 2019. Hernandez played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012 through 2015), the Miami Marlins (2012), the San Francisco Giants (2016 to 2018), and the Boston Red Sox (2019). Hernandez, born on September 7, 1987, in Güiria, Sucre, Venezuela, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Hernandez's listed size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 196 pounds. The given name on file is Gorkys Gustavo Hernandez.

Hernandez finished with 227 hits from 988 at bats in 394 games, which works out to .230, adding 20 homers, 81 runs batted in, and 29 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .292 and the slugging percentage .351, for an OPS of .643. Hernandez's .230 average ran 9.3% below the .253 that the league posted over the same seasons. Hernandez's most home runs in a season came in 2018, when the total reached 15 for the San Francisco Giants. 2018 produced Hernandez's most hits, 97 of them for the San Francisco Giants.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gorkys Hernandez

What years did Gorkys Hernandez play?
Gorkys Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2019.
Was Gorkys Hernandez a pitcher?
No. Gorkys Hernandez was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Gorkys Hernandez hit?
Gorkys Hernandez hit 20 career home runs with 227 hits.
What was Gorkys Hernandez's career batting average?
Gorkys Hernandez batted .230 over his career, with 227 hits in 988 at bats.
How many RBI did Gorkys Hernandez have?
Gorkys Hernandez drove in 81 runs in his career.
Is Gorkys Hernandez in the Hall of Fame?
No. Gorkys Hernandez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.