In 1991 and 1992, his numbers began dropping close to the Mendoza Line.
That may not sound like much, but it pushed his lifetime major league batting average above the Mendoza line.
He struggled with the bat, most of time near the Mendoza Line.
Overall, he played in 684 games and, according to available statistics, usually batted around the Mendoza Line.
He batted just below the Mendoza line for the 2010 season, with a .198 batting average.
People spending more than $220,000 for their home get space for a home office because it falls above the Mendoza line.
The Spiders are, to this day, the only major league team to have finished a season below the Mendoza line (.200) in win percentage.
That put his season batting average under .200, known as the "Mendoza Line".
Hernandez struggled to hit above the Mendoza line, (.229/.278/.295) and stole just 15 bases.
In 2008, he batted just .194, below the Mendoza Line.