Orlando Hernandez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2007)

W–L 90–65
ERA 4.13
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,086
Pitcher PIV 2343.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
10/11/1965 in Villa Clara, Cuba
MLB Debut
1998-06-03
Last Game
2007-09-30
Awards
ALCS MVP

Full name: Orlando P. Hernandez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
90 65 219 211 9 2 2 1314.7 1,181 604 177 479 1,086 4.13 2343.1

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 7.8% 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
1998 NYA AL 12 4 21 21 3 1 0 141.0 113 49 52 131 3.13 4.43 (+29%) 3273.3
1999 NYA AL 17 9 33 33 2 1 0 214.3 187 98 87 157 4.12 4.71 (+13%) 1421.7
2000 NYA AL 12 13 29 29 3 0 0 195.7 186 98 51 141 4.51 4.77 (+5%) -275.3
2001 NYA AL 4 7 17 16 0 0 0 94.7 90 51 42 77 4.85 4.42 (-10%) -2611.5
2002 NYA AL 8 5 24 22 0 0 1 146.0 131 59 36 113 3.64 4.28 (+15%) 1677.3
2004 NYA AL 8 2 15 15 0 0 0 84.7 73 31 36 84 3.30 4.46 (+26%) 1216.8
2005 CHA AL 9 9 24 22 0 0 1 128.3 137 73 50 91 5.12 4.29 (-19%) -1872.5
2006 ARI NL 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 45.7 52 31 20 52 6.11 4.53 (-35%) -224.4
2006 NYN NL 9 7 20 20 1 0 0 116.7 103 53 41 112 4.09 4.53 (+10%) 1433.9
2007 NYN NL 9 5 27 24 0 0 0 147.7 109 61 64 128 3.72 4.47 (+17%) -1696.4
Career · 10 seasons 90 65 219 211 9 2 2 1,314.2 1,181 604 479 1,086 4.13 — 2,343

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
220 116 6 18 3 1 0 5 3 1 41 .155 .162 .198 .361 0

Career AVG .155 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career SLG .198 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 52.7% 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
1998 NYA AL 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYA AL 33 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYA AL 29 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 CHA AL 24 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2006 ARI NL 9 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYN NL 20 35 4 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 10 .143 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYN NL 28 48 1 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 18 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 220 116 6 18 3 1 0 5 3 1 41 .155 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 ALDS1 CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 WS CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1999 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS NYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
9 3 19 14 0 106.0 77 30 55 107 2.55

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 ALDS1 CHA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 4 0.00
2005 WS CHA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 4 2 0.00
2004 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 3 3 5 6 5.40
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 2 0 0 6.3 5 2 0 7 2.84
2001 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 5 4 5 7 7.20
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 5.7 8 2 2 5 3.18
2001 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 4 1 4 5 1.42
2000 ALCS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 15.0 13 7 8 14 4.20
2000 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 2 1 0 7.3 5 2 5 5 2.45
2000 WS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.3 9 4 3 12 4.91
1999 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 15.0 12 3 6 13 1.80
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 2 0 6 4 0.00
1999 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 1 1 2 10 1.29
1998 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 0 2 6 0.00
1998 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 6 1 3 7 1.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home104392600.154
Away1167741205.156

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home103613.05442782165274.08
Away116701.26373262635594.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-30 NYNMIAL 000000000
2007-09-28 NYNMIAL 000000000
2007-09-26 NYNWASL 000000000
2007-09-11 NYNATLL 100000000
2007-08-30 NYNPHIL 000000000
2007-08-25 NYNLADW 300000002
2007-08-19 NYNWASW 301000000
2007-08-14 NYNPITW 100000000
2007-08-08 NYNATLW 200000000
2007-08-03 NYNCHCW 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-30 NYNMIA — 1.0100000
2007-09-28 NYNMIA — 1.2211221
2007-09-26 NYNWAS — 1.0000220
2007-09-11 NYNATL L 3.0688421
2007-08-30 NYNPHI — 3.0655123
2007-08-25 NYNLAD W 7.0422272
2007-08-19 NYNWAS W 7.0322441
2007-08-14 NYNPIT — 6.0533581
2007-08-08 NYNATL — 7.0433270
2007-08-03 NYNCHC — 6.2522191

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 219 211 101 171 4 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 NYA P 21 21 10 23 0 0
1999 NYA P 33 33 17 25 2 3
2000 NYA P 29 29 12 24 0 4
2001 NYA P 17 16 5 12 0 0
2002 NYA P 24 22 8 22 0 0
2004 NYA P 15 15 10 7 0 1
2005 CHA P 24 22 7 21 2 4
2006 ARI P 9 9 5 6 0 2
2006 NYN P 20 20 13 11 0 1
2007 NYN P 27 24 14 20 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 219

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
1999 ALCS MVP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 NYN NL $7,000,000
2007 NYN NL $5,000,000
2006 ARI NL $4,625,000
2005 CHA AL $3,500,000
2004 NYA AL $500,000
2003 MON NL $4,100,000
2002 NYA AL $3,200,000
2001 NYA AL $2,050,000
2000 NYA AL $1,950,000
1999 NYA AL $1,850,000
1998 NYA AL $750,000
Total Career Earnings $34,525,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 25.0 140 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Taijuan Walker
    78-75, 4.27 ERA
  2. 96
    Chris Young
    79-67, 3.95 ERA
  3. 91
    Clay Buchholz
    90-69, 3.98 ERA
  4. 81
    Jake Odorizzi
    74-69, 3.99 ERA
  5. 78
    Tyler Anderson
    62-72, 4.30 ERA
  6. 76
    Danny Duffy
    68-68, 3.95 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Orlando Hernandez

What years did Orlando Hernandez play?
Orlando Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2007.
Was Orlando Hernandez a pitcher?
Yes. Orlando Hernandez pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1086 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Orlando Hernandez hit?
Orlando Hernandez hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.