Livan Hernandez was born on Thursday, February 20, 1975, in Villa Clara, Cuba. Hernandez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 24, 1996, with the Florida Marlins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Livan Hernandez baseball stats page.
"Man, he (Livan Hernandez) works slow. I swear a gentleman sitting behind me read half of 'War and Peace' while he was out there. I looked back at one point, and he said '400 pages.'" - Stark, Jayson. ESPN Analyst. Rumblings and Grumblings. 27 May 2010.
Livan Hernandez![]() Livan Hernandez Autograph on a 1996 Pinnacle Baseball Card (#174) |
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Livan HernandezLivan Hernandez Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1996 | 21 | Marlins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1997 | 22 | Marlins | 17 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 | 405 | 81 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | Marlins | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.72 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 234.1 | 1,040 | 265 | 123 | 133 | 37 | 104 | 8 | 162 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | Marlins | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136.0 | 612 | 161 | 72 | 78 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | Giants | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 274 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | Giants | 33 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.75 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 240.0 | 1,030 | 254 | 100 | 114 | 22 | 73 | 3 | 165 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | Giants | 34 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 5.24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 226.2 | 1,008 | 266 | 132 | 143 | 24 | 85 | 7 | 138 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | Giants | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4.38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 216.0 | 921 | 233 | 105 | 113 | 19 | 71 | 5 | 134 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | Expos | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 233.1 | 967 | 225 | 83 | 92 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 178 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | Expos | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3.60 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 255.0 | 1,053 | 234 | 102 | 105 | 26 | 83 | 9 | 186 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | Nationals | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 246.1 | 1,065 | 268 | 109 | 116 | 25 | 84 | 14 | 147 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | Nationals | 24 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2 | 661 | 176 | 87 | 94 | 22 | 52 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | Diamondbacks | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 298 | 70 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 204.1 | 913 | 247 | 112 | 116 | 34 | 79 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | Twins | 23 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 139.2 | 627 | 199 | 85 | 93 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | Rockies | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 8.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 184 | 58 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | Mets | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 593 | 164 | 82 | 83 | 16 | 51 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | Nationals | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 213 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | Nationals | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 211.2 | 896 | 216 | 86 | 93 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36 | Nationals | 29 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175.1 | 751 | 199 | 87 | 98 | 16 | 46 | 6 | 99 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 37 | Braves | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | 136 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 37 | Brewers | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 156 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 17 Years | 519 | 474 | 11 | 178 | 177 | .501 | 4.44 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3,189.0 | 13,816 | 3,525 | 1,572 | 1,686 | 362 | 1,066 | 86 | 1,976 | 41 | 78 | 13 | 2 | ||
Livan HernandezLivan Hernandez Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1996 | 21 | Marlins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1997 | 22 | Marlins | 17 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .200 | .241 |
| 1998 | 23 | Marlins | 33 | 82 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .195 | .205 | .232 |
| 1999 | 24 | Marlins | 20 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .283 | .467 |
| 1999 | 24 | Giants | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 |
| 2000 | 25 | Giants | 33 | 89 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .244 | .303 |
| 2001 | 26 | Giants | 34 | 81 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .296 | .296 | .383 |
| 2002 | 27 | Giants | 33 | 64 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .231 | .328 |
| 2003 | 28 | Expos | 33 | 74 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .189 | .211 | .203 |
| 2004 | 29 | Expos | 35 | 81 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .256 | .370 |
| 2005 | 30 | Nationals | 35 | 82 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .244 | .253 | .366 |
| 2006 | 31 | Nationals | 24 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .283 | .422 |
| 2006 | 31 | Diamondbacks | 10 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 |
| 2007 | 32 | Diamondbacks | 33 | 75 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .211 | .267 |
| 2008 | 33 | Twins | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 2008 | 33 | Rockies | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .235 |
| 2009 | 34 | Mets | 23 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .146 | .125 |
| 2009 | 34 | Nationals | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .267 | .357 |
| 2010 | 35 | Nationals | 33 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | .161 | .213 |
| 2011 | 36 | Nationals | 29 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .239 |
| 2012 | 37 | Braves | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 2012 | 37 | Brewers | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 17 Years | 519 | 973 | 64 | 215 | 38 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 130 | 123 | 3 | 4 | 34 | .221 | .231 | .295 | ||
Livan HernandezLivan Hernandez Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1996 Marlins | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1997 Marlins | P | 17 | 17 | 289 | 25 | 1.5 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.24 |
| 1998 Marlins | P | 33 | 33 | 703 | 50 | 1.5 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
| 1999 Marlins | P | 20 | 20 | 408 | 32 | 1.6 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.05 |
| 1999 Giants | P | 10 | 10 | 191 | 19 | 1.9 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.69 |
| 2000 Giants | P | 33 | 33 | 720 | 61 | 1.8 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
| 2001 Giants | P | 34 | 34 | 680 | 57 | 1.7 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.26 |
| 2002 Giants | P | 33 | 33 | 648 | 74 | 2.2 | 71 | 18 | 53 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.96 |
| 2003 Expos | P | 33 | 33 | 700 | 63 | 1.9 | 62 | 15 | 47 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.39 |
| 2004 Expos | P | 35 | 35 | 765 | 84 | 2.4 | 82 | 21 | 61 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.89 |
| 2005 Nationals | P | 35 | 35 | 738 | 62 | 1.8 | 61 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.23 |
| 2006 Nationals | P | 24 | 24 | 441 | 37 | 1.5 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.14 |
| 2006 Diamondbacks | P | 10 | 10 | 207 | 16 | 1.6 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.83 |
| 2007 Diamondbacks | P | 33 | 33 | 612 | 52 | 1.6 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
| 2008 Twins | P | 23 | 23 | 420 | 30 | 1.3 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.86 |
| 2008 Rockies | P | 8 | 8 | 120 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2009 Mets | P | 23 | 23 | 405 | 40 | 1.7 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
| 2009 Nationals | P | 8 | 8 | 147 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 2010 Nationals | P | 33 | 33 | 636 | 45 | 1.4 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
| 2011 Nationals | P | 29 | 29 | 525 | 45 | 1.6 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.26 |
| 2012 Braves | P | 18 | 0 | 93 | 9 | 0.5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
| 2012 Brewers | P | 26 | 0 | 109 | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.49 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 519 | 474 | 9,566 | 824 | 1.6 | 809 | 211 | 598 | 15 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.28 | |
| 17 Years | 519 | 474 | 9,566 | 824 | 1.6 | 809 | 211 | 598 | 15 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.28 | |
Livan HernandezLivan Hernandez Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1996 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| 1997 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 1.89 | 6.73 | 3.55 |
| 1998 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 13.7 | 1.56 | 6.22 | 3.99 |
| 1999 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 1.76 | 6.42 | 3.64 |
| 1999 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 18.0 | 2.24 | 6.64 | 2.97 |
| 2000 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 2.26 | 6.19 | 2.74 |
| 2001 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 1.62 | 5.48 | 3.37 |
| 2002 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 1.89 | 5.58 | 2.96 |
| 2003 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 3.12 | 6.87 | 2.20 |
| 2004 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 2.24 | 6.56 | 2.93 |
| 2005 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 1.75 | 5.37 | 3.07 |
| 2006 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 1.71 | 5.46 | 3.19 |
| 2006 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 5.06 | 3.38 |
| 2007 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 1.14 | 3.96 | 3.48 |
| 2008 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.86 | 3.48 | 1.87 |
| 2008 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.93 | 2.90 | 3.12 |
| 2009 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 5.00 | 3.40 |
| 2009 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.69 | 4.99 | 2.96 |
| 2010 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 4.7 | 20.3 | 1.78 | 4.85 | 2.72 |
| 2011 Nationals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 6.6 | 2.15 | 5.08 | 2.36 |
| 2012 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.38 | 5.52 | 2.32 |
| 2012 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.63 | 7.18 | 1.98 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 17 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 97.3 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 1.85 | 5.58 | 3.01 |

Did you know that Livan Hernandez (1997) is one of only five players in Major League history to be named Most Valuable Player of both a League Championship Series and a World Series during the same season? The other members of the "Postseason MVPx2 Club": Willie Stargell (1979), Darrell Porter (1982), Orel Hershiser (1988), and David Freese (2011).
Did you know Livan Hernandez was the first Montreal Expos pitcher to win a Silver Slugger Award (2004), and the last Montreal Expos pitcher to win a Silver Slugger Award (they moved to Washington the following season)?
Did you know Livan Hernandez stayed with the franchise during their move from one country to the other, making him the last Expos player to wear #26 and the first Nationals player to wear #26?
Livan Hernandez took the mound in Game 1 of the 1997 World Series and the media noted that he had only played in eighteen Major League games before that start - the fewest appearances by any former pitcher before a game one start in any World Series. However, Livan did have a few "big game experiences" (non-Major League Baseball) prior to that day, including a 1992 World Junior Championship, a 1993 World Junior Championship title with Cuba, followed by a gold medal win during the 1994 Baseball World Cup.

Livan Hernandez | Montreal Expos #61 | 2004 Bowman Heritage Baseball Card (#47)
On October 2, 2004, the Montreal Expos defeated the New York Mets 6-3, the last win recorded by the Expos (they relocated and became the Washington Nationals in 2005). Livan Hernandez was the starting pitcher, leaving the fielding after seven solid innings, and a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen surrendered a game-tying run in the eighth. Montreal jumped ahead in the ninth, Chad Cordero received the final win, and Gary Majewski the final save.