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Guillermo Hernandez

Full name Guillermo (Villanueva) Hernandez
Born November 14, 1954, Aguada, Puerto Rico
Died November 20, 2023, Sebring, Florida
Buried at Cementerio Monte Cristo, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
First Game: April 9, 1977; Final Game: August 18, 1989
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 3" Weight: 180
Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1984)
Named AL Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1984)
Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1984)
Named left-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1984)
Ejections: 1985 (1), 1988 (1). Total: 2
SABR Biography
Top Performances 

Batter Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1977 CHI N    Daily Splits   67    16    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    9   0   3   0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .063  .063   0.0 1977 CHI N
1978 CHI N    Daily Splits   55     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1978 CHI N
1979 CHI N    Daily Splits   52     8    0    2   1   0   0    1    0   0    5   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .375   0.0 1979 CHI N
1980 CHI N    Daily Splits   53    19    0    4   1   0   0    1    0   0    7   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .211  .263   0.0 1980 CHI N
1981 CHI N    Daily          13     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1981 CHI N
1982 CHI N    Daily Splits   75     3    1    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   1   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 1982 CHI N
1983 CHI N    Daily Splits   11     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500   0.0 1983 CHI N
1983 PHI N    Daily Splits   63    13    2    5   0   0   0    1    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .385  .385  .385   0.0 1983 PHI N
1983 TOT N                   74    15    2    6   0   0   0    1    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .400  .400   0.0 1983 TOT N
1984 DET A                   80     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1984 DET A
1985 DET A    Daily Splits   74     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1985 DET A
1986 DET A                   64     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1986 DET A
1987 DET A                   45     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1987 DET A
1988 DET A                   63     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 DET A
1989 DET A                   32     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 DET A
Total NL ( 7 Years)         389    62    4   13   2   0   0    3    1   0   29   0   6   0   0   0   0    2   0  .210  .222  .242   0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 6 Years)         358     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 Total AL
Total    (13 Years) Splits  747    63    4   13   2   0   0    3    1   0   29   0   6   0   0   0   0    2   0  .206  .219  .238   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1984 DET A                    3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 DET A
1987 DET A                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1987 DET A
Total    ( 2 Years)           4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1983 PHI N                    3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1983 PHI N
1984 DET A                    3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 DET A
Total    ( 2 Years)           6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1984 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 AL   
1985 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1985 AL   
Total    ( 2 Years)           2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1977 CHI N    Daily Splits   67   1   0   0  23   4  110     94   437  11   42   37   28   9   78   4   2   8   1   3  15   3   7   3   8   7   3.03  1.00   2.0 1977 CHI N
1978 CHI N    Daily Splits   54   0   0   0  21   3   59.2   57   264   6   26   25   35   7   38   8   3   3   1   0  10   1   5   5   8   2   3.77     -   0.4 1978 CHI N
1979 CHI N    Daily Splits   51   2   0   0  19   0   79     85   359   8   50   44   39  12   53   7   6   3   4   1  17   2   4   5   4   4   5.01  6.00  -0.6 1979 CHI N
1980 CHI N    Daily Splits   53   7   0   0  13   0  108.1  115   473   8   58   53   45   4   75   6   3   6   2   1  20   2   9  10   1   9   4.40  2.14  -0.2 1980 CHI N
1981 CHI N    Daily Splits   12   0   0   0   3   2   13.2   14    62   0    7    6    8   2   13   2   2   2   0   0   5   0   2   2   0   0   3.95     -   0.0 1981 CHI N
1982 CHI N    Daily Splits   75   0   0   0  30  10   75     74   312   3   26   25   24  11   54   8   3   0   1   0  10   0   7   5   4   6   3.00     -   1.2 1982 CHI N
1983 CHI N    Daily Splits   11   1   0   0   4   1   19.2   16    80   0    8    7    6   1   18   2   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   2   1   0   3.20  6.00   0.1 1983 CHI N
1983 PHI N    Daily Splits   63   0   0   0  27   7   95.2   93   398   9   39   35   26   7   75   5   0   5   1   0  18   4   5   7   8   4   3.29     -   0.7 1983 PHI N
1983 TOT N                   74   1   0   0  31   8  115.1  109   478   9   47   42   32   8   93   7   0   5   1   0  22   4   6   9   9   4   3.28  6.00   0.8 1983 TOT N
1984 DET A    Daily Splits   80   0   0   0  68  32  140.1   96   548   6   30   30   36   8  112   9   3   2   4   0  10   1   9   4   9   3   1.92     -   4.3 1984 DET A
1985 DET A    Daily Splits   74   0   0   0  64  31  106.2   82   415  13   38   32   14   2   76   4   5   2   1   0  13   2   5   8   8  10   2.70     -   3.1 1985 DET A
1986 DET A    Daily Splits   64   0   0   0  53  24   88.2   87   376  13   35   35   21   1   77   1   3   2   5   1  17   0   4   5   8   7   3.55     -   1.6 1986 DET A
1987 DET A    Daily Splits   45   0   0   0  31   8   49     53   217   8   27   20   20   7   30   2   3   1   0   0   7   3   4   2   3   4   3.67     -   0.2 1987 DET A
1988 DET A    Daily Splits   63   0   0   0  38  10   67.2   50   284   8   24   23   31   6   59   6   3   3   4   3  10   0   8   5   6   5   3.06     -   1.3 1988 DET A
1989 DET A    Daily Splits   32   0   0   0  25  15   31.1   36   141   4   21   20   16   2   30   1   0   0   1   1   8   0   2   1   2   2   5.74     -  -1.2 1989 DET A
Total NL ( 7 Years)         386  11   0   0 140  27  561    548  2385  45  256  232  211  53  404  42  19  27  10   5  99  12  40  39  34  32   3.72  3.09   3.6 Total NL
Total AL ( 6 Years)         358   0   0   0 279 120  483.2  404  1981  52  175  160  138  26  384  23  17  10  15   5  65   6  32  25  36  31   2.98     -   9.3 Total AL
Total    (13 Years) Splits  744  11   0   0 419 147 1044.2  952  4366  97  431  392  349  79  788  65  36  37  25  10 164  18  72  64  70  63   3.38  3.09  12.9 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

  League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1984 DET A    Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   2   1    4      3    16   0    1    1    1   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.25     - 1984 DET A
1987 DET A    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    0.1    2     2   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1987 DET A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4   0   0   0   2   1    4.1    5    18   0    1    1    1   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   2.08     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1983 PHI N    Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   0   0    4      0    14   0    0    0    1   0    4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1983 PHI N
1984 DET A    Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   3   2    5.1    4    19   1    1    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.69     - 1984 DET A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    6   0   0   0   3   2    9.1    4    33   1    1    1    1   0    4   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.96     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1984 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     4   1    1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00     - 1984 AL   
1985 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    0.2    1     4   0    0    0    1   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1985 AL   
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    2   0   0   0   2   0    1.2    2     8   1    1    1    1   1    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   5.40     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1977 CHI N Daily Splits   P   67    1    0   110       8   27    0    2   0    2   10    5    3 1.000
1978 CHI N Daily Splits   P   54    0    0    59.2     2   12    0    0   0    0    7    4    2 1.000
1979 CHI N Daily Splits   P   51    2    0    79       4   11    1    0   0    1    5    3    1  .938
1980 CHI N Daily Splits   P   53    7    0   108.1    12   20    0    2   0    2    7    9    1 1.000
1981 CHI N Daily Splits   P   12    0    0    13.2     0    3    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1982 CHI N Daily Splits   P   75    0    0    75       5   22    1    1   0    0    4    5    2  .964
1983 CHI N Daily Splits   P   11    1    0    19.2     1    4    0    1   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1983 PHI N Daily Splits   P   63    0    0    95.2     1   13    0    2   0    0    3    5    0 1.000
1983 TOT N                P   74    1    0   115.1     2   17    0    3   0    0    4    5    0 1.000
1984 DET A Daily Splits   P   80    0    0   140.1     5   14    0    1   0    2    4    2    0 1.000
1985 DET A Daily Splits   P   74    0    0   106.2     7    7    1    0   0    1    5    2    1  .933
1986 DET A Daily Splits   P   64    0    0    88.2     6   13    0    0   0    1    7    3    0 1.000
1987 DET A Daily Splits   P   45    0    0    49       2    4    1    1   0    2    2    1    0  .857
1988 DET A Daily Splits   P   63    0    0    67.2     3   15    0    1   0    1    2    0    0 1.000
1989 DET A Daily Splits   P   32    0    0    31.1     2    4    0    1   0    1    1    3    0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits   P  744   11    0  1044.2    58  169    4   12   0   13   59   43   10  .983
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1984 DET A Daily Splits   P    3    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1987 DET A Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    4    0    0     4.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1983 PHI N Daily Splits   P    3    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1984 DET A Daily Splits   P    3    0    0     5.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    1    1 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    6    0    0     9.1     1    1    0    0   0    0    0    1    1 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1984 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1985 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     0.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    2    0    0     1.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6- 4-1985     BOX  DET A  Jim Evans           Yelling at opposing bench
 9- 4-1988     BOX  DET A  Greg Kosc           Throwing at batter


Transaction Information

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (September 11, 1973).

Selected by Chicago Cubs from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 6, 1976).

Traded by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Ruthven and
Bill Johnson (May 22, 1983).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Dave Bergman to Detroit Tigers in exchange for
John Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson (March 24, 1984).

Released by Detroit Tigers (December 20, 1989).

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