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Portrait of Orlando Hernandez

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
9 219 1314.7 90 65 2 4.13 20.6
Birth Date10-11-1965
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age59 years, 1 months, 13 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1998 NYA MLB 21 21 141.0 12 4 0 113 52 131 11 96 7.2 3.3 0.7 8.4 0% .273 1.17 3.61 3.13 92 3.51 72.7 3.7
1999 NYA MLB 33 33 214.3 17 9 0 187 87 157 24 97 7.9 3.7 1.0 6.6 0% .257 1.28 4.51 4.12 108 4.85 94.3 3.3
2000 NYA MLB 29 29 195.7 12 13 0 186 51 141 34 88 8.6 2.3 1.6 6.5 0% .259 1.21 4.91 4.51 106 4.76 91.6 3.2
2001 NYA MLB 17 16 94.7 4 7 0 90 42 77 19 96 8.6 4.0 1.8 7.3 0% .262 1.39 5.56 4.85 117 5.83 121.0 0.0
2002 NYA MLB 24 22 146.0 8 5 1 131 36 113 17 96 8.1 2.2 1.0 7.0 0% .264 1.14 3.92 3.64 95 3.84 82.5 2.9
2004 NYA MLB 15 15 84.7 8 2 0 73 36 84 9 104 7.8 3.8 1.0 8.9 0% .284 1.29 4.00 3.30 97 4.08 84.1 1.6
2005 CHA MLB 24 22 128.3 9 9 1 137 50 91 18 103 9.6 3.5 1.3 6.4 0% .300 1.46 4.90 5.12 114 5.44 117.1 0.1
2006 ARI 0 9 9 45.7 2 4 0 52 20 52 8 100 10.2 3.9 1.6 10.2 0% .367 1.58 4.68 6.11 90 4.20 85.6 0.8
2006 NYN 0 20 20 116.7 9 7 0 103 41 112 14 92 7.9 3.2 1.1 8.6 0% .278 1.23 4.00 4.09 93 3.77 76.7 2.6
2007 NYN MLB 27 24 147.7 9 5 0 109 64 128 23 98 6.6 3.9 1.4 7.8 0% .222 1.17 4.86 3.72 104 4.22 87.4 2.4
2006 TOT MLB 29 29 162.3 11 11 0 155 61 164 22 94 8.6 3.4 1.2 9.1 0% .000 1.33 4.19 4.66 92 3.89 79.2 3.4
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1998 NYA MLB AL 21 21 141.0 12 4 0 113 52 131 11 96 7.2 3.3 0.7 8.4 0% .273 1.17 3.61 3.13 92 3.51 72.7
1999 NYA MLB AL 33 33 214.3 17 9 0 187 87 157 24 97 7.9 3.7 1.0 6.6 0% .257 1.28 4.51 4.12 108 4.85 94.3
2000 NYA MLB AL 29 29 195.7 12 13 0 186 51 141 34 88 8.6 2.3 1.6 6.5 0% .259 1.21 4.91 4.51 106 4.76 91.6
2001 NYA MLB AL 17 16 94.7 4 7 0 90 42 77 19 96 8.6 4.0 1.8 7.3 0% .262 1.39 5.56 4.85 117 5.83 121.0
2002 NYA MLB AL 24 22 146.0 8 5 1 131 36 113 17 96 8.1 2.2 1.0 7.0 0% .264 1.14 3.92 3.64 95 3.84 82.5
2004 NYA MLB AL 15 15 84.7 8 2 0 73 36 84 9 104 7.8 3.8 1.0 8.9 0% .284 1.29 4.00 3.30 97 4.08 84.1
2005 CHA MLB AL 24 22 128.3 9 9 1 137 50 91 18 103 9.6 3.5 1.3 6.4 0% .300 1.46 4.90 5.12 114 5.44 117.1
2006 ARI MLB NL 9 9 45.7 2 4 0 52 20 52 8 100 10.2 3.9 1.6 10.2 0% .367 1.58 4.68 6.11 90 4.20 85.6
2006 NYN MLB NL 20 20 116.7 9 7 0 103 41 112 14 92 7.9 3.2 1.1 8.6 0% .278 1.23 4.00 4.09 93 3.77 76.7
2007 NYN MLB NL 27 24 147.7 9 5 0 109 64 128 23 98 6.6 3.9 1.4 7.8 0% .222 1.17 4.86 3.72 104 4.22 87.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-03-29 2008-09-28 60-DL 183 161 Right Foot Surgery Tendon 2007-10-01
2007-10-17 2007-10-17 Off 0 0 Right Foot Surgery Bunion 2007-10-17
2007-04-25 2007-05-28 15-DL 33 30 Right Shoulder Inflammation Bursitis -
2005-06-15 2005-07-18 15-DL 33 26 Right Shoulder Strain -
2005-05-17 2005-06-03 15-DL 17 14 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2004-03-30 2004-07-11 60-DL 103 85 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Rotator Cuff 2003-05-12
2003-03-26 2003-09-29 60-DL 187 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Rotator Cuff 2003-05-12
2002-05-16 2002-06-27 15-DL 42 37 Upper Back Strain -
2001-05-26 2001-08-22 60-DL 88 79 Right Sprain Great Toe -
2000-07-14 2000-08-06 15-DL 23 21 Right Elbow Inflammation - -
2000-06-18 2000-07-01 DTD 13 12 Right Elbow Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 NYN $7,000,000
2007 NYN $5,000,000
2006 ARI $4,625,000
2005 CHA $3,500,000
2004 NYA $500,000
2003 MON $4,100,000
2002 NYA $3,200,000
2001 NYA $2,050,000
2000 NYA $1,950,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$31,925,000
9 yrTotal$31,925,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 117 dJoe Cubas2 years/$12M (2007-08)

Details
  • 2 years/$12M (2007-08). Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 11/14/06. $1M signing bonus. 07:$4.5M, 08:$6.5M. Performance bonuses: $0.225M each for 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 innings pitched. Award bonuses: $0.1M for Cy Young ($25,000 for second in vote, $10,000 for third). $0.1M for World Series MVP. $50,000 for All-Star. $25,000 each for Gold Glove LCS or LDS MVP.
  • 2 years/$8M (2005-06). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/3/05. 05:$3.5M, 06:$4.5M, plus one-third of 2005 bonuses earned. May earn additional $1.5M in bonuses in 2005. May earn additional $2M in bonuses in 2006. Acquired by Arizona in trade from Chicago White Sox 12/20/05. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Arizona 5/20/06.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2004). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 3/12/04.
  • 1 year/$4.1M (2003). Re-signed 1/03 (avoided arbitration, $4.5M-$4M). Acquired by Montreal in trade from NY Yankees 1/15/03.
  • 1 year/$3.2M (2002). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/02 (avoided arbitration, $3.55M-$3M).
  • 4 year/$6.6M (1998-2001). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 3/26/98. 98:$0.75M, 99:$1.85M, 00:$1.95M, 01:$2.05M, 02:$3.2M.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Orlando Hernandez threw 415 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2007, including pitches thrown in . In 2007, he relied primarily on his Slider (75mph), Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Sinker (88mph), also mixing in a Curve (69mph) and Change (82mph).