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.

"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." - Larry Herndon on MLB.com (Herndon Kept Focus on Field, Rich Draper, 02/21/2005)

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Larry Herndon

Larry Herndon Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#196)

Larry Herndon Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#196)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Larry Darnell Herndon
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-03-1953
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sunflower, Mississippi
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Larry Herndon

Larry Herndon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Cardinals 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1976 Giants 115 337 42 97 11 3 2 0 23 23 0 45 3 0 2 4 .288 .337 .356
1977 Giants 49 109 13 26 4 3 1 0 5 5 1 20 2 0 1 4 .239 .278 .358
1978 Giants 151 471 52 122 15 9 1 0 32 35 2 71 13 1 1 12 .259 .311 .335
1979 Giants 132 354 35 91 14 5 7 0 36 29 5 70 3 2 1 3 .257 .313 .384
1980 Giants 139 493 54 127 17 11 8 0 49 19 1 91 4 4 1 10 .258 .284 .385
1981 Giants 96 364 48 105 15 8 5 0 41 20 2 55 3 3 1 12 .288 .325 .415
1982 Tigers 157 614 92 179 21 13 23 0 88 38 3 92 2 4 1 20 .292 .332 .480
1983 Tigers 153 603 88 182 28 9 20 0 92 46 6 95 0 6 3 20 .302 .351 .478
1984 Tigers 125 407 52 114 18 5 7 0 43 32 1 63 1 3 2 8 .280 .333 .400
1985 Tigers 137 442 45 108 12 7 12 0 37 33 1 79 1 1 1 9 .244 .298 .385
1986 Tigers 106 283 33 70 13 1 8 1 37 27 2 40 0 5 1 3 .247 .310 .385
1987 Tigers 89 225 32 73 13 2 9 0 47 23 0 35 0 6 0 12 .324 .378 .520
1988 Tigers 76 174 16 39 5 0 4 0 20 23 0 37 0 3 1 8 .224 .313 .322
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS 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 Herndon

Larry Herndon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
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 2,240 242 2.2 234 226 8 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.82 -
1977 Giants CF 44 24 751 93 2.1 89 87 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.20 -
1978 Giants CF 149 121 3,445 382 2.6 372 369 3 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.92 -
1979 Giants OF 122 81 2,412 214 1.8 206 196 10 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.31 -
1980 Giants OF 122 114 3,094 266 2.2 255 247 8 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.23 -
1981 Giants OF 93 90 2,450 220 2.4 215 207 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.37 -
1982 Tigers LF 155 150 4,044 345 2.2 339 328 11 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.26 -
1983 Tigers LF 133 131 3,468 304 2.3 289 283 6 15 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.25 -
1984 Tigers LF 117 102 2,689 209 1.8 206 199 7 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.07 -
1985 Tigers LF 136 109 3,228 287 2.1 280 273 7 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.34 -
1986 Tigers LF 83 71 1,892 160 1.9 158 156 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.25 -
1987 Tigers OF 57 43 1,057 87 1.5 86 82 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.20 -
1988 Tigers LF 15 10 240 21 1.4 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.36 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 639 573 15,561 1,326 2.1 1,293 1,260 33 33 8 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.24 --
OF Totals 394 328 9,013 787 2.0 762 732 30 25 5 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.28 --
CF Totals 304 222 6,445 718 2.4 696 683 13 22 4 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.92 --
14 Years 1,457 1,203 31,019 2,831 1.9 2,751 2,675 76 80 17 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.39 --
Larry Herndon

Larry Herndon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1976 Giants 12 10 .545 - - n/a 168.5 7.5 14.7 - - -
1977 Giants 4 2 .667 - - n/a 109.0 5.5 21.8 - - -
1978 Giants 13 8 .619 - - n/a 471.0 6.6 14.7 - - -
1979 Giants 8 6 .571 - - n/a 50.6 5.1 9.8 - - -
1980 Giants 8 8 .500 - - n/a 61.6 5.4 10.1 - - -
1981 Giants 15 6 .714 - - n/a 72.8 6.6 8.9 - - -
1982 Tigers 12 9 .571 - - 3 26.7 6.7 7.0 - - -
1983 Tigers 9 3 .750 - - 19 30.2 6.3 6.6 - - -
1984 Tigers 6 2 .750 - - 4 58.1 6.5 9.5 - - -
1985 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - 0 36.8 5.6 11.9 - - -
1986 Tigers 2 1 .667 - - 18 35.4 7.1 7.6 - - -
1987 Tigers 1 0 1.000 - - 23 25.0 6.4 4.8 - - -
1988 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - 53 43.5 4.7 8.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 92 57 .617 - - 120 45.6 6.2 8.9 - - -
Larry Herndon

Larry Herndon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 St. Louis Cardinals 46 Undetermined - -
1976 San Francisco Giants 31 Undetermined - -
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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