Four goals in four matches at France 1998, including a stoppage-time equaliser against the Netherlands and the opener against Germany in the last 16, remain the most any Mexican has scored at a single World Cup. El Matador was also the top scorer at the 1997 Copa América with six, won the 1999 Confederations Cup and Gold Cups in 1996 and 1998, and left with 35 goals in 85 caps. Career record: 85 caps and 35 goals for Mexico; club career at Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Club Necaxa, Tigres UANL.
| 1990–1991 | Cruz Azul |
| 1991–1992 | Querétaro |
| 1992–1994 | Club de Fútbol Monterrey |
| 1994–1998 | Club Necaxa |
| 1997–1997 | Boca Juniors |
| 1998–2000 | Tigres UANL |
| 2000–2002 | Club América |
| 2000–2002 | LA Galaxy |
| 2003–2003 | Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz |
| 2004–2004 | Chiapas |
| 2004–2005 | Lobos de la BUAP |
| Mexico | 85 caps, 35 goals |
Mexico legends whose careers overlapped Hernández's
One rank above: Hirving Lozano at #13.
One rank below: Alberto García Aspe at #15.
Mexico's editorial top five: Hugo Sánchez · Rafael Márquez · Andrés Guardado · Cuauhtémoc Blanco · Guillermo Ochoa.