Larry Herndon Stats

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.

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"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 Herndon

Larry Herndon Autograph on a 1981 Donruss Baseball Card (#196)

Larry Herndon Autograph on a 1981 Donruss Baseball Card (#196)

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Birth Name:   Larry Darnell Herndon
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-03-1953  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sunflower, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Douglas High School (Memphis, TN)
College:   Tennessee State University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-04-1974 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-02-1988
Draft:   1971 : 3rd Round (54th)

Larry Herndon

Larry Herndon Pitching Stats

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Larry Herndon Hitting Stats

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
14 Years 1,537 4,877 605 1,334 186 76 107 1 550 353 24 793 32 38 16 125 .274 .322 .409

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Larry Herndon Fielding Stats

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
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

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Larry Herndon Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
14 Years 92 57 .617 186 46 120 45.6 6.2 8.9 - - -

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Larry Herndon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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