Orlando Hernández
Full name: Orlando P. Hernandez
Also known as: El Duque · Orlando · Orlando Hernández
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
- Born
- 1965-10-11 · Villa Clara, La Habana
- Debut
- 1998-06-03
Orlando Hernández is a Cuban baseball player, born on 11 October 1965 in Villa Clara, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Orlando P. Hernandez. He is also listed as El Duque. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1998 and 2007. Most of that was with New York Yankees, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it.
He is credited with 90 wins against 65 losses, an earned run average of 4.13, and 1,086 strikeouts. His 90 wins are the eighth highest total among the 95 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,086 strikeouts are the ninth highest total among the 126 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His best recorded season earned run average was 3.13, in 1998 (141.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 17, in 1999.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1998–2007), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsArizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.071 / .188 / .071
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | American League | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | American League | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | American League | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | New York Yankees | American League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | New York Yankees | American League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | New York Yankees | American League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2006 | New York Mets | National League | 20 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .143 | .200 | .343 |
| 2006 | Arizona Diamondbacks | National League | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| 2007 | New York Mets | National League | 28 | 54 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .167 | .167 | .208 | .375 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 |
| Career total | — | American League | 163 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
| Career total | — | National League | 57 | 108 | 94 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | .170 | .179 | .223 | .402 |
Cuban per-season statistics begin with the XXXI Serie Nacional (1991-92). Earlier play is published by the Federación only as a single aggregate.
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | New York Yankees | American League | 12 | 4 | 3.13 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 141.0 | 113 | 53 | 49 | 11 | 52 | 131 | 1.170 |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | American League | 17 | 9 | 4.12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 214.1 | 187 | 108 | 98 | 24 | 87 | 157 | 1.278 |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | American League | 12 | 13 | 4.51 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 195.2 | 186 | 104 | 98 | 34 | 51 | 141 | 1.211 |
| 2001 | New York Yankees | American League | 4 | 7 | 4.85 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 94.2 | 90 | 51 | 51 | 19 | 42 | 77 | 1.394 |
| 2002 | New York Yankees | American League | 8 | 5 | 3.64 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 146.0 | 131 | 63 | 59 | 17 | 36 | 113 | 1.144 |
| 2004 | New York Yankees | American League | 8 | 2 | 3.30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 84.2 | 73 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 84 | 1.287 |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | American League | 9 | 9 | 5.12 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 128.1 | 137 | 77 | 73 | 18 | 50 | 91 | 1.457 |
| 2006 | New York Mets | National League | 9 | 7 | 4.09 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 116.2 | 103 | 58 | 53 | 14 | 41 | 112 | 1.234 |
| 2006 | Arizona Diamondbacks | National League | 2 | 4 | 6.11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45.2 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 1.577 |
| 2007 | New York Mets | National League | 9 | 5 | 3.72 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 147.2 | 109 | 64 | 61 | 23 | 64 | 128 | 1.172 |
| Career total | — | American League | 70 | 49 | 4.11 | 163 | 158 | 2 | 1004.2 | 917 | 487 | 459 | 132 | 354 | 794 | 1.265 |
| Career total | — | National League | 20 | 16 | 4.21 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 310.0 | 264 | 154 | 145 | 45 | 125 | 292 | 1.255 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Orlando Hernández born?
Orlando Hernández was born on 1965-10-11 in Villa Clara, La Habana.
Which teams did Orlando Hernández play for?
Orlando Hernández appears for Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Orlando Hernández's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Orlando Hernández batted .071 with 1 hits, 0 home runs and 0 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
