Larry Herndon stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1988

Left Fielder · #31

Age 73 · 6' 3"

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Larry Herndon played 14 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,537
AB
4,877
R
605
H
1,334
HR
107
RBI
550
SB
92
AVG
.274

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.
1974STL121310001.000
1976SF115337429722312.288
1977SF491091326154.239
1978SF1514715212213213.259
1979SF13235435917368.257
1980SF139493541278498.258
1981SF963644810554115.288
1982DET15761492179238812.292
1983DET1536038818220929.302
1984DET125407521147436.280
1985DET1374424510812372.244
1986DET10628333708372.247
1987DET8922532739471.324
1988DET7617416394200.224

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

Career Postseason

GP
10
AB
29
R
3
H
9
HR
2
RBI
6
SB
0
AVG
.310

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,316
TB
1,993
XBH
369
HBP
16
IBB
24
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.
1974STL1100000
1976SF365120162000
1977SF1173981100
1978SF521158251200
1979SF389136261500
1980SF521190361100
1981SF391151281200
1982DET659295571300
1983DET658288573600
1984DET445163302100
1985DET478170311100
1986DET316109221200
1987DET254117240000
1988DET2015691000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
13.2
RC
667.7
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.135
SECA
.215
BB/K
0.45
AB/HR
45.6
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.
1974STL0.00.60.0000000
1976SF0.541.34.4.0680.10.5168.50
1977SF-0.311.23.5.1190.20.31090
1978SF0.651.93.8.0760.20.54710
1979SF0.344.24.4.1270.20.450.60
1980SF0.0543.8.1280.20.261.60
1981SF1.951.35.1.1260.20.472.80
1982DET3.498.35.9.1890.30.426.70
1983DET3.7103.86.5.1760.30.530.20
1984DET0.757.55.2.1200.20.558.10
1985DET0.952.74.2.1400.20.436.80
1986DET0.836.54.5.1380.20.735.40
1987DET1.345.47.8.1960.30.7250
1988DET-0.619.43.8.0980.20.643.50

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

Bio

Age
73 yearsNov 3, 1953
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Sunflower, United States

What were Larry Herndon's career stats?

Larry Herndon played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the Giants and the Tigers. He was a career .274 hitter with 1,334 hits, 107 home runs and 550 RBI. His best season was 1974: a 1.000 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1988

Championships

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