Félix Hernández and Madison Bumgarner have faced off twice in their respective careers — June 17, 2012 and June 17, 2015 — with Hernández gaining the upper hand each time.
The most recent of the two pitching duels between these two aces of their respective pitching staffs came in 2015 at T-Mobile Park. Hernández and Bumgarner were coming off 2014 seasons in which the duo were two of six Major League pitchers to record at least 15 wins, 200.0 innings pitched, 200 strikeouts and an ERA under 3.00.
In the six seasons spanning 2011–16, Hernández and Bumgarner each ranked among the top-10 Major League leaders in wins, ERA, starts, complete games, shutout, innings pitched, strikeouts and quality starts.