What years did Roberto Hernandez play?

Roberto Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.

Was Roberto Hernandez a pitcher?

Yes. Roberto Hernandez pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 833 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roberto Hernandez hit?

Roberto Hernandez hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Roberto Hernandez's career batting average?

Roberto Hernandez batted .055 over his career, with 4 hits in 73 at bats.

How many RBI did Roberto Hernandez have?

Roberto Hernandez drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Roberto Hernandez's career ERA?

Roberto Hernandez finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 71-99 with 833 strikeouts.

Roberto Hernandez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2016)

Roberto Hernandez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 270 career appearances, he went 71-99 with a 4.60 ERA and 833 strikeouts. Roberto Hernandez was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 71–99

ERA 4.60

WHIP 1.41

SO 833

Pitcher PIV -15048.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 270 lb
Born: 8/30/1980 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2006-04-15
Last Game: 2016-08-11
Awards: All-Star

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Career Pitching Statistics

Roberto Hernandez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
71	99	270	219	8	3	1	1358.1	1,412	695	147	505	833	4.60	-15048.2

Career ERA 4.60 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 11.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roberto Hernandez (b. 1980) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	CLE	AL	1	10	38	7	0	0	0	74.2	88	45	31	58	5.42	4.53 (-20%)	-298.8
2007	CLE	AL	19	8	32	32	2	1	0	215.0	199	73	61	137	3.06	4.47 (+32%)	3007.4
2008	CLE	AL	8	7	22	22	1	1	0	120.2	126	73	70	58	5.44	4.32 (-26%)	-1704.8
2009	CLE	AL	5	12	24	24	0	0	0	125.1	151	88	70	79	6.32	4.32 (-46%)	-3262.7
2010	CLE	AL	13	14	33	33	4	1	0	210.1	203	88	72	124	3.77	4.08 (+8%)	-137.7
2011	CLE	AL	7	15	32	32	0	0	0	188.2	205	110	60	109	5.25	3.94 (-33%)	-2924.7
2012	CLE	AL	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	14.1	17	12	3	2	7.53	4.01 (-88%)	-1170.4
2013	TBA	AL	6	13	32	24	1	0	1	151.0	164	82	38	113	4.89	3.87 (-26%)	-2888.5
2014	PHI	NL	6	8	23	20	0	0	0	121.0	108	52	55	75	3.87	3.74 (-3%)	-2634.6
2014	LAN	NL	2	3	9	9	0	0	0	43.2	48	23	18	30	4.74	3.74 (-27%)	-1935.8
2015	HOU	AL	3	5	20	11	0	0	0	84.2	90	41	26	42	4.36	3.96 (-10%)	-1097.6
2016	ATL	NL	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	9.0	13	8	1	6	8.00	4.19 (-91%)	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			71	99	270	219	8	3	1	1,358.1	1,412	695	505	833	4.60	—	-15,048

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

Roberto Hernandez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
270	73	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	40	.055	.068	.055	.122	0

Career AVG .055 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 78.8% below league average.

Career OBP .068 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 79.2% below league average.

Career SLG .055 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 86.6% below league average.

Career OPS .122 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 83.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roberto Hernandez (b. 1980) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	CLE	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CLE	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CLE	AL	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CLE	AL	33	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CLE	AL	32	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TBA	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	PHI	NL	23	36	0	2	1	0	17	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	LAN	NL	9	13	1	2	1	0	7	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	HOU	AL	20	2	1	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	ATL	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			270	73	2	4	2	1	40	.055	—	—	—	—	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

Roberto Hernandez — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Roberto Hernandez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	ALCS	CLE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	ALDS2	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Roberto Hernandez — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	3	0	15.0	13	12	11	12	7.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roberto Hernandez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2007	ALCS	CLE	0	1	2	2	0	6.0	10	11	9	7	16.50
2007	ALDS2	CLE	0	0	1	1	0	9.0	3	1	2	5	1.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Roberto Hernandez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	140	20	0	2	0	1	.100
Away	130	53	2	2	0	1	.038

Pitching — Home / Away

Roberto Hernandez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	140	728.0	725	350	274	462	4.33
Away	130	630.1	687	345	231	371	4.93

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roberto Hernandez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2016-08-11	ATL	MIL	L	1	0
2016-08-06	ATL	STL	W	3	3
2015-07-19	HOU	TEX	W	0	0
2015-07-07	HOU	CLE	L	0	0
2015-07-04	HOU	BOS	L	0	0
2015-07-03	HOU	BOS	W	0	0
2015-06-27	HOU	NYY	L	0	0
2015-06-26	HOU	NYY	L	0	0
2015-06-23	HOU	LAA	W	0	0
2015-06-19	HOU	SEA	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roberto Hernandez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-08-11	ATL	MIL	L	4.0	7	5	5	0	2	3
2016-08-06	ATL	STL	W	5.0	6	3	3	1	4	1
2015-07-19	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015-07-07	HOU	CLE	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2015-07-04	HOU	BOS	—	2.2	4	2	2	2	1	0
2015-07-03	HOU	BOS	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015-06-27	HOU	NYY	—	3.2	1	0	0	3	2	0
2015-06-26	HOU	NYY	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2015-06-23	HOU	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2015-06-19	HOU	SEA	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roberto Hernandez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	270	219	115	209	6	24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roberto Hernandez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	CLE	P	38	7	9	15	0	1
2007	CLE	P	32	32	23	39	2	5
2008	CLE	P	22	22	14	16	2	4
2009	CLE	P	24	24	10	19	0	2
2010	CLE	P	33	33	22	39	2	6
2011	CLE	P	32	32	9	29	0	2
2012	CLE	P	3	3	1	1	0	0
2013	TBA	P	32	24	8	15	0	2
2014	PHI	P	23	20	10	20	0	1
2014	LAN	P	9	9	1	3	0	1
2015	HOU	P	20	11	6	12	0	0
2016	ATL	P	2	2	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Roberto Hernandez (b. 1980) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	270

Awards & Honors

Roberto Hernandez — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2007	Pitcher of the Month	September
2007	Player of the Week	Week of 2007-09-15

Salary History

Roberto Hernandez — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	HOU	AL	$2,650,000
2014	PHI	NL	$4,500,000
2013	TBA	AL	$3,250,000
2011	CLE	AL	$6,287,500
2010	CLE	AL	$5,087,500
2009	CLE	AL	$2,937,500
2008	CLE	AL	$457,800
2007	CLE	AL	$387,500
Total Career Earnings			$25,557,800

Award Voting History

Roberto Hernandez — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2007	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	7.0	140	0
2007	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	1.0	392	0

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Roberto Hernandez: the record in brief

Roberto Hernandez played a first major league game on April 15, 2006 and a last one on August 11, 2016. By club, Hernandez's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (2006 through 2012), the Tampa Bay Rays (2013), the Philadelphia Phillies (2014), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014), the Houston Astros (2015), and the Atlanta Braves (2016). At 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds, Hernandez is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Hernandez batted and threw right-handed. Hernandez was born on August 30, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.

Hernandez's career pitching line is 71 wins, 99 losses and a 4.60 ERA over 270 appearances. Also on Hernandez's record: 833 strikeouts. Against a 4.13 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.60 mark was 11.5% worse. Hernandez won 19 games in 2007, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.06 in 2007, when the league's was 4.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberto Hernandez

What years did Roberto Hernandez play?: Roberto Hernandez played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2016.
Was Roberto Hernandez a pitcher?: Yes. Roberto Hernandez pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 833 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roberto Hernandez hit?: Roberto Hernandez hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Roberto Hernandez's career batting average?: Roberto Hernandez batted .055 over his career, with 4 hits in 73 at bats.
How many RBI did Roberto Hernandez have?: Roberto Hernandez drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Roberto Hernandez's career ERA?: Roberto Hernandez finished with a 4.60 career ERA, going 71-99 with 833 strikeouts.