Larry Herndon was born on Tuesday, November 3, 1953, in Sunflower, Mississippi. Herndon was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1974, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Larry Herndon baseball stats page.
"I have great admiration for Jackie Robinson and all the brothers who came before me. I've tried to carry myself well to honor them, for they made it easy for me." - Herndon, Larry. Herndon Kept Focus on Field. Draper, Rich. MLB Staff Writer. 21 February 2005.
Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Autograph on a 1981 Donruss Baseball Card (#196) |
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Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1974 | 21 | Cardinals | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1976 | 23 | Giants | 115 | 337 | 42 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .288 | .337 | .356 |
1977 | 24 | Giants | 49 | 109 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .239 | .278 | .358 |
1978 | 25 | Giants | 151 | 471 | 52 | 122 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .259 | .311 | .335 |
1979 | 26 | Giants | 132 | 354 | 35 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .257 | .313 | .384 |
1980 | 27 | Giants | 139 | 493 | 54 | 127 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .258 | .284 | .385 |
1981 | 28 | Giants | 96 | 364 | 48 | 105 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .288 | .325 | .415 |
1982 | 29 | Tigers | 157 | 614 | 92 | 179 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 88 | 38 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | .292 | .332 | .480 |
1983 | 30 | Tigers | 153 | 603 | 88 | 182 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 92 | 46 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | .302 | .351 | .478 |
1984 | 31 | Tigers | 125 | 407 | 52 | 114 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .280 | .333 | .400 |
1985 | 32 | Tigers | 137 | 442 | 45 | 108 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .244 | .298 | .385 |
1986 | 33 | Tigers | 106 | 283 | 33 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .247 | .310 | .385 |
1987 | 34 | Tigers | 89 | 225 | 32 | 73 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .324 | .378 | .520 |
1988 | 35 | Tigers | 76 | 174 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .224 | .313 | .322 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 1,537 | 4,877 | 605 | 1,334 | 186 | 76 | 107 | 1 | 550 | 353 | 24 | 793 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 125 | .274 | .322 | .409 |
Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1974 Cardinals | CF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1976 Giants | CF | 110 | 77 | 2,240 | 240 | 2.2 | 232 | 224 | 8 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.80 |
1977 Giants | CF | 44 | 24 | 751 | 94 | 2.1 | 90 | 88 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.24 |
1978 Giants | CF | 149 | 121 | 3,445 | 376 | 2.5 | 366 | 363 | 3 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.87 |
1979 Giants | CF | 82 | 36 | 1,284 | 130 | 1.6 | 125 | 120 | 5 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.63 |
1979 Giants | LF | 39 | 34 | 873 | 71 | 1.8 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.10 |
1979 Giants | RF | 13 | 11 | 252 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.39 |
1980 Giants | CF | 58 | 42 | 1,275 | 139 | 2.4 | 134 | 133 | 1 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.84 |
1980 Giants | LF | 53 | 50 | 1,218 | 104 | 2.0 | 99 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.19 |
1980 Giants | RF | 24 | 22 | 600 | 41 | 1.7 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.85 |
1981 Giants | CF | 7 | 4 | 117 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.54 |
1981 Giants | LF | 83 | 78 | 2,127 | 194 | 2.3 | 189 | 182 | 7 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.40 |
1981 Giants | RF | 11 | 8 | 204 | 15 | 1.4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
1982 Tigers | LF | 155 | 150 | 4,044 | 348 | 2.2 | 342 | 331 | 11 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.28 |
1983 Tigers | LF | 133 | 131 | 3,468 | 306 | 2.3 | 291 | 285 | 6 | 15 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.27 |
1983 Tigers | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1984 Tigers | LF | 117 | 102 | 2,689 | 209 | 1.8 | 206 | 200 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.07 |
1985 Tigers | LF | 136 | 109 | 3,228 | 289 | 2.1 | 282 | 275 | 7 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.36 |
1986 Tigers | LF | 83 | 71 | 1,892 | 162 | 2.0 | 160 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.28 |
1987 Tigers | LF | 32 | 17 | 567 | 46 | 1.4 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.14 |
1987 Tigers | RF | 26 | 22 | 489 | 41 | 1.6 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.26 |
1988 Tigers | LF | 15 | 10 | 240 | 21 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.36 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 846 | 752 | 20,346 | 1,750 | 2.1 | 1,703 | 1,649 | 54 | 47 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.26 | |
CF Totals | 451 | 304 | 9,121 | 991 | 2.2 | 959 | 940 | 19 | 32 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.84 | |
RF Totals | 75 | 64 | 1,572 | 111 | 1.5 | 111 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 | |
14 Years | 1,372 | 1,120 | 31,039 | 2,852 | 2.1 | 2,773 | 2,698 | 75 | 79 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.41 |
Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1974 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1976 Giants | 12 | 10 | .545 | 7 | 8 | n/a | 168.5 | 7.5 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
1977 Giants | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5 | 11 | n/a | 109.0 | 5.5 | 21.8 | - | - | - |
1978 Giants | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4 | 5 | n/a | 471.0 | 6.6 | 14.7 | - | - | - |
1979 Giants | 8 | 6 | .571 | 20 | 4 | n/a | 50.6 | 5.1 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1980 Giants | 8 | 8 | .500 | 23 | 1 | n/a | 61.6 | 5.4 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1981 Giants | 15 | 6 | .714 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 72.8 | 6.6 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Tigers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Tigers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 30.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1984 Tigers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 58.1 | 6.5 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1985 Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 36.8 | 5.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1986 Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 35.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1987 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 25.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1988 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 0 | 53 | 43.5 | 4.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 92 | 57 | .617 | 186 | 46 | 120 | 45.6 | 6.2 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
Larry HerndonLarry Herndon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1974 St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1976 San Francisco Giants | 31 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 San Francisco Giants | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1978 San Francisco Giants | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 San Francisco Giants | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 San Francisco Giants | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 San Francisco Giants | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Detroit Tigers | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Detroit Tigers | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Detroit Tigers | 31 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1985 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $675,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $687,500.00 | - | - |
1987 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $225,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Detroit Tigers | 31 | $375,000.00 | - | - |
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