NAME     : Livan Hernandez
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Cuba
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/20/1975
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 245
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,910,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 3  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.33  6 11  0  19 19 118.0 135  86  83  59  54 
  At Home        5.98  3  4  0   9  9  49.2  56  35  33  21  26 
  Away           6.59  3  7  0  10 10  68.1  79  51  50  38  28 
  Last Week     16.62  0  1  0   1  1   4.1   9   8   8   2   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.84  3  2  0   5  5  26.1  29  22  20  15  14 
  May            6.75  1  2  0   4  4  24.0  32  18  18  10  10 
  June           5.19  0  4  0   4  4  26.0  29  16  15  15  13 
  July           4.11  2  1  0   4  4  30.2  30  14  14  10  13 
  August        13.09  0  2  0   2  2  11.0  15  16  16   9   4 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1996   0.00  0  0  0   1  0   0   3.0   0   2   2  FLO
  1997   3.19  9  3  0  17  0   0  96.0  34  38  72  FLO
  1998   4.73 10 12  0  33  9   0 234.0 123 104 162  FLO
  1999   4.66  8 12  0  30  2   0 199.0 103  76 144  SFN,FLO
  2000   3.75 17 11  0  33  5   2 240.0 100  73 165  SFN
  2001   5.26 13 15  0  34  2   0 226.0 132  85 138  SFN
  2002   4.79 11 17  0  34  0   0 214.1 114  88 109  SF,TB
 
  Total ERA   : 4.66
  Total Wins  : 74
  Total Losses: 81
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 19
  Total K's   : 846
  Total BB's  : 525
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from San Francisco to Tampa Bay on 3/31/2002... Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 1/30/2003 (Going to MIN: P  L. Hernandez, 3B V. Castilla. Going to TB: 3B C. Koskie)...