Whitey Herzog was born on Monday, November 9, 1931, in New Athens, Illinois. Herzog was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Washington Senators. 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 Whitey Herzog baseball stats page.
"Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." - Whitey Herzog from Here Are Some New Names for Humor Hall of Fame (Glenn Liebman, Baseball Digest, March 1992) [Whitey Herzog Quotes]
Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog Autograph on a 1989 Topps Baseball Card (#654) |
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Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog 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 |
Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog 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 |
1956 | 25 | Senators | 117 | 421 | 49 | 103 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .302 | .337 |
1957 | 26 | Senators | 36 | 78 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .301 | .205 |
1958 | 27 | Senators | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
1958 | 27 | Athletics | 88 | 96 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .345 | .292 |
1959 | 28 | Athletics | 38 | 123 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .446 | .390 |
1960 | 29 | Athletics | 83 | 252 | 43 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .266 | .364 | .417 |
1961 | 30 | Orioles | 113 | 323 | 39 | 94 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .291 | .387 | .409 |
1962 | 31 | Orioles | 99 | 263 | 34 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 41 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .266 | .369 | .403 |
1963 | 32 | Tigers | 52 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .151 | .303 | .226 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 634 | 1,614 | 213 | 414 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 172 | 241 | 8 | 261 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 25 | .257 | .354 | .365 |
Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1956 Senators | 1B | 5 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 7.4 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 10.16 |
1956 Senators | CF | 82 | 79 | 2,052 | 213 | 2.6 | 208 | 200 | 8 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.74 |
1956 Senators | LF | 17 | 13 | 387 | 37 | 2.2 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.58 |
1956 Senators | RF | 7 | 4 | 114 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1957 Senators | CF | 26 | 20 | 507 | 53 | 2.0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.77 |
1957 Senators | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1958 Athletics | CF | 7 | 3 | 90 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1958 Senators | CF | 5 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1958 Athletics | LF | 29 | 3 | 207 | 24 | 0.8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.00 |
1958 Senators | RF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1958 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1958 Athletics | 1B | 22 | 9 | 333 | 119 | 5.4 | 117 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.49 |
1959 Athletics | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
1959 Athletics | CF | 12 | 11 | 237 | 34 | 2.8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.65 |
1959 Athletics | LF | 2 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1959 Athletics | RF | 20 | 20 | 522 | 43 | 2.2 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.17 |
1960 Athletics | 1B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 11.00 |
1960 Athletics | LF | 23 | 22 | 621 | 54 | 2.3 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
1960 Athletics | RF | 48 | 43 | 1,116 | 80 | 1.7 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.89 |
1961 Orioles | LF | 27 | 20 | 570 | 33 | 1.2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 |
1961 Orioles | RF | 73 | 66 | 1,647 | 110 | 1.5 | 110 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1962 Orioles | CF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1962 Orioles | LF | 13 | 7 | 210 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
1962 Orioles | RF | 59 | 56 | 1,464 | 126 | 2.1 | 123 | 118 | 5 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.27 |
1963 Tigers | 1B | 7 | 3 | 126 | 42 | 6.0 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 8.79 |
1963 Tigers | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1963 Tigers | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1963 Tigers | RF | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 212 | 190 | 4,902 | 367 | 1.7 | 361 | 349 | 12 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.99 | |
CF Totals | 134 | 116 | 2,943 | 312 | 2.3 | 304 | 296 | 8 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.79 | |
LF Totals | 114 | 67 | 2,082 | 168 | 1.5 | 167 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.17 | |
1B Totals | 37 | 17 | 606 | 221 | 6.0 | 214 | 204 | 10 | 7 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 9.53 | |
8 Years | 497 | 390 | 10,533 | 1,068 | 2.1 | 1,046 | 1,014 | 32 | 22 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.68 |
Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog 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 |
1956 Senators | 8 | 5 | .615 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 105.3 | 5.7 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1957 Senators | 1 | 2 | .333 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 19.5 | - | - | - |
1958 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1958 Athletics | 0 | 3 | .000 | 36 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1959 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 123.0 | 5.3 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
1960 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 31.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1961 Orioles | 1 | 4 | .200 | 23 | 0 | n/a | 64.6 | 7.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1962 Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 31 | 0 | n/a | 37.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1963 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 13 | 18 | .419 | 173 | 12 | n/a | 64.6 | 6.2 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
Whitey HerzogWhitey Herzog Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Washington Senators | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Washington Senators | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Washington Senators | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Kansas City Athletics | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Kansas City Athletics | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Kansas City Athletics | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Baltimore Orioles | 6, 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Baltimore Orioles | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Detroit Tigers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
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