Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1974
- NL MVP
- 1979
- NL Gold Glove
- 11x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1974
- NL MVP
- 1979
- NL Gold Glove
- 11x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 14 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| 1975 | STL | 64 | 188 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .250 |
| 1976 | STL | 129 | 374 | 54 | 108 | 7 | 46 | 4 | .289 |
| 1977 | STL | 161 | 560 | 90 | 163 | 15 | 91 | 7 | .291 |
| 1978 | STL | 159 | 542 | 90 | 138 | 11 | 64 | 13 | .255 |
| 1979 | STL | 161 | 610 | 116 | 210 | 11 | 105 | 11 | .344 |
| 1980 | STL | 159 | 595 | 111 | 191 | 16 | 99 | 14 | .321 |
| 1981 | STL | 103 | 376 | 65 | 115 | 8 | 48 | 12 | .306 |
| 1982 | STL | 160 | 579 | 79 | 173 | 7 | 94 | 19 | .299 |
| 1983 |  STL/NYM | 150 | 538 | 77 | 160 | 12 | 63 | 9 | .297 |
| 1984 | NYM | 154 | 550 | 83 | 171 | 15 | 94 | 2 | .311 |
| 1985 | NYM | 158 | 593 | 87 | 183 | 10 | 91 | 3 | .309 |
| 1986 | NYM | 149 | 551 | 94 | 171 | 13 | 83 | 2 | .310 |
| 1987 | NYM | 154 | 587 | 87 | 170 | 18 | 89 | 0 | .290 |
| 1988 | NYM | 95 | 348 | 43 | 96 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .276 |
| 1989 | NYM | 75 | 215 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .233 |
| 1990 | CLE | 43 | 130 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .200 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | STL | 207 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | STL | 428 | 160 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL | 645 | 257 | 60 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL | 633 | 211 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | STL | 698 | 313 | 70 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | 690 | 294 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 444 | 174 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 694 | 239 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL/NYM | 633 | 233 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYM | 657 | 247 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | 682 | 255 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 652 | 246 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 676 | 256 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 384 | 145 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | 244 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 145 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 57.1
- RC
- 1321.5
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 0.1 | 6.8 | 7.6 | .147 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | STL | 0.2 | 22.1 | 4.2 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 62.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | STL | 3.0 | 63.9 | 6.4 | .139 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 53.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL | 3.9 | 100.9 | 6.7 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL | 2.4 | 83 | 5.4 | .135 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 49.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | STL | 7.4 | 132.1 | 8.6 | .169 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 55.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | STL | 6.4 | 123.5 | 8 | .173 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 37.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 4.0 | 75.1 | 7.5 | .157 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 4.3 | 105.9 | 6.6 | .114 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 82.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL/NYM | 5.4 | 99.7 | 6.9 | .136 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 44.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYM | 6.0 | 108.9 | 7.5 | .138 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYM | 4.7 | 104.9 | 6.7 | .121 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 59.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYM | 5.2 | 109.2 | 7.7 | .136 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 42.4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYM | 3.1 | 102.1 | 6.5 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 32.6 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYM | 2.0 | 51 | 5.4 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 31.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYM | -0.2 | 23.9 | 3.8 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 53.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | -0.8 | 9.4 | 2.4 | .038 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 130 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×11: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- NL MVP: 1979
- NL Silver Slugger ×2: 1980, 1984
All-time career rank
- 197th in hits (2,182)
- 214th in rbi (1,071)
Among the 10,343 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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