1965
Born August 16, 1965
Port Arthur, TX, USA
Xavier Hernandez Notable
b. August 16, 1965 · Toronto Blue Jays 1989, Houston Astros 1990–1993, 1996, New York Yankees 1994, Cincinnati Reds 1995–1996, Texas Rangers 1997–1998
Xavier Hernandez played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1989 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1998.
He went 40 and 35 with a 3.90 earned run average, pitching 671 innings in 463 games. He struck out 562. Across 464 games he batted .027, with 1 hit and 2 runs.
He was born in Port Arthur, TX, USA on August 16, 1965. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TOR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | HOU | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1991 | HOU | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | HOU | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | HOU | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | NYY | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CIN | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | CIN/HOU | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | TEX | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | TEX | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 464 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .027 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4.76 |
| 1990 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 62.1 | 60 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 4.62 |
| 1991 | HOU | 2 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 63.0 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 55 | 4.71 |
| 1992 | HOU | 9 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 111.0 | 81 | 26 | 42 | 96 | 2.11 |
| 1993 | HOU | 4 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 96.2 | 75 | 28 | 28 | 101 | 2.61 |
| 1994 | NYY | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 5.85 |
| 1995 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 90.0 | 95 | 46 | 31 | 84 | 4.60 |
| 1996 | CIN/HOU | 5 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 78.0 | 77 | 40 | 28 | 81 | 4.62 |
| 1997 | TEX | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 36 | 4.56 |
| 1998 | TEX | 6 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | 43 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 3.57 |
| Career | — | 40 | 35 | 463 | 7 | 35 | 671.0 | 621 | 291 | 266 | 562 | 3.90 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Major-league debut: Xavier Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez made a major-league debut on June 4, 1989.
1998
Final major-league game: Xavier Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez played a final major-league game on September 26, 1998.