Keith Hernandez stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1990

First Baseman

Age 73 · 6' 0"

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Keith Hernandez played 17 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1990.

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Career regular season

GP
2,088
AB
7,370
R
1,124
H
2,182
HR
162
RBI
1,071
SB
98
AVG
.296

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1974STL1434310020.294
1975STL6418820473200.250
1976STL129374541087464.289
1977STL1615609016315917.291
1978STL15954290138116413.255
1979STL1616101162101110511.344
1980STL159595111191169914.321
1981STL1033766511584812.306
1982STL1605797917379419.299
1983STL/NYM1505387716012639.297
1984NYM1545508317115942.311
1985NYM1585938718310913.309
1986NYM1495519417113832.310
1987NYM1545878717018890.290
1988NYM95348439611552.276
1989NYM7521518504190.233
1990CLE43130726180.200

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
30
AB
117
R
13
H
31
HR
2
RBI
21
SB
1
AVG
.265

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,553
TB
3,214
XBH
648
HBP
32
IBB
130
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974STL411530000
1975STL20768130200
1976STL428160333500
1977STL6452576011100
1978STL6332114721100
1979STL698313701500
1980STL690294634400
1981STL444174392600
1982STL6942394621900
1983STL/NYM6332334221400
1984NYM6572474611200
1985NYM6822554821500
1986NYM652246484900
1987NYM676256484800
1988NYM384145271300
1989NYM24470122300
1990CLE1453131300

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
57.1
RC
1,321.5
RC/27
6.70
ISOP
.140
SECA
.290
BB/K
1.06
AB/HR
45.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974STL0.16.87.6.1470.40.900
1975STL0.222.14.2.1120.20.762.70
1976STL3.063.96.4.1390.30.953.40
1977STL3.9100.96.7.1680.30.937.30
1978STL2.4835.4.1350.31.249.30
1979STL7.4132.18.6.1690.31.055.50
1980STL6.4123.58.1730.31.237.20
1981STL4.075.17.5.1570.31.4470
1982STL4.3105.96.6.1140.31.582.70
1983STL/NYM5.499.76.9.1360.31.244.80
1984NYM6.0108.97.5.1380.31.136.70
1985NYM4.7104.96.7.1210.31.359.30
1986NYM5.2109.27.7.1360.31.442.40
1987NYM3.1102.16.5.1470.30.832.60
1988NYM2.0515.4.1410.20.531.60
1989NYM-0.223.93.8.0930.20.753.80
1990CLE-0.89.42.4.0380.10.81300

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsOct 20, 1953
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
San Francisco, United States
NL MVP
1979
NL Gold Glove
11x
NL Silver Slugger
2x

What were Keith Hernandez's career stats?

Keith Hernandez played 17 seasons for the Cardinals, the Mets and the Guardians. He was a career .296 hitter with 2,182 hits, 162 home runs and 1,071 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .344 batting average, 11 home runs and 105 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1974 to 1990

Keith Hernandez led MLB in batting average (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 197th in hits (2,182)
  • 215th in rbi (1,071)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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