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Ray Herbert
Raymond Ernest Herbert
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 15, 1929 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1950
Final Game: September 17, 1966
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1950 20 DET AL 1 2 .333 3.63 8 3 3 1 0 1 22.1 20 11 9 1 12 5 0 0 0 96 129 1.433 8.1 0.4 4.8 2.0 0.42
1951 21 DET AL 4 0 1.000 1.42 5 0 4 0 0 0 12.2 8 2 2 0 9 9 0 0 3 51 293 1.342 5.7 0.0 6.4 6.4 1.00
1953 23 DET AL 4 6 .400 5.24 43 3 22 0 0 6 87.2 109 58 51 5 46 37 0 0 6 406 78 1.768 11.2 0.5 4.7 3.8 0.80
1954 24 DET AL 3 6 .333 5.87 42 4 15 0 0 0 84.1 114 64 55 6 50 44 2 0 3 402 63 1.945 12.2 0.6 5.3 4.7 0.88
1955 25 KCA AL 1 8 .111 6.26 23 11 4 2 0 0 87.2 99 65 61 10 40 9 30 1 0 4 396 66 1.586 10.2 1.0 4.1 3.1 0.75
1958 28 KCA AL 8 8 .500 3.50 42 16 8 5 0 3 175.0 161 76 68 20 55 3 108 4 0 4 720 112 1.234 8.3 1.0 2.8 5.6 1.96
1959 29 KCA AL 11 11 .500 4.85 37 26 3 10 2 1 183.2 196 108 99 24 62 4 99 1 0 2 795 83 1.405 9.6 1.2 3.0 4.9 1.60
1960 30 KCA AL 14 15 .483 3.28 37 33 3 14 0 1 252.2 256 106 92 17 72 6 122 7 0 2 1063 122 1.298 9.1 0.6 2.6 4.3 1.69
1961 31 TOT AL 12 12 .500 4.55 34 32 1 5 0 0 221.1 245 125 112 25 66 3 84 2 2 1 967 88 1.405 10.0 1.0 2.7 3.4 1.27
1961 31 KCA AL 3 6 .333 5.38 13 12 0 1 0 0 83.2 103 56 50 10 30 1 34 2 1 0 381 77 1.590 11.1 1.1 3.2 3.7 1.13
1961 31 CHW AL 9 6 .600 4.05 21 20 1 4 0 0 137.2 142 69 62 15 36 2 50 0 1 1 586 96 1.293 9.3 1.0 2.4 3.3 1.39
1962 32 CHW AL 20 9 .690 3.27 35 35 0 12 2 0 236.2 228 90 86 13 74 4 115 1 0 4 984 120 1.276 8.7 0.5 2.8 4.4 1.55 AS,MVP-29
1963 33 CHW AL 13 10 .565 3.24 33 33 0 14 7 0 224.2 230 86 81 12 35 5 105 2 0 2 915 107 1.180 9.2 0.5 1.4 4.2 3.00
1964 34 CHW AL 6 7 .462 3.47 20 19 0 1 1 0 111.2 117 50 43 14 17 2 40 2 0 2 455 99 1.200 9.4 1.1 1.4 3.2 2.35
1965 35 PHI NL 5 8 .385 3.86 25 19 2 4 1 1 130.2 162 60 56 13 19 2 51 1 0 4 550 90 1.385 11.2 0.9 1.3 3.5 2.68
1966 36 PHI NL 2 5 .286 4.29 23 2 9 0 0 2 50.1 55 26 24 7 14 2 15 1 0 1 210 83 1.371 9.8 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.07
14 Seasons 104 107 .493 4.01 407 236 74 68 13 15 1881.1 2000 927 839 167 571 40 864 24 2 38 8010 96 1.367 9.6 0.8 2.7 4.1 1.51
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .493 4.01 43 25 8 7 1 2 199 212 98 89 18 60 91 3 0 4 847 96 1.367 9.6 0.8 2.7 4.1 1.51
KCA (5 yrs) 37 48 .435 4.25 152 98 18 32 2 5 782.2 815 411 370 81 259 23 393 15 1 12 3355 94 1.372 9.4 0.9 3.0 4.5 1.52
DET (4 yrs) 12 14 .462 5.09 98 10 44 1 0 7 207.0 251 135 117 12 117 95 2 0 12 955 78 1.778 10.9 0.5 5.1 4.1 0.81
CHW (4 yrs) 48 32 .600 3.44 109 107 1 31 10 0 710.2 717 295 272 54 162 13 310 5 1 9 2940 108 1.237 9.1 0.7 2.1 3.9 1.91
PHI (2 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.98 48 21 11 4 1 3 181.0 217 86 80 20 33 4 66 2 0 5 760 88 1.381 10.8 1.0 1.6 3.3 2.00
AL (12 yrs) 97 94 .508 4.02 359 215 63 64 12 12 1700.1 1783 841 759 147 538 36 798 22 2 33 7250 97 1.365 9.4 0.8 2.8 4.2 1.48
NL (2 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.98 48 21 11 4 1 3 181.0 217 86 80 20 33 4 66 2 0 5 760 88 1.381 10.8 1.0 1.6 3.3 2.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1950 20 DET AL 8 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 45 2 2 0 0 /1
1951 21 DET AL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -43 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 23 DET AL 43 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .158 .238 .158 .396 9 3 1 0 0 1
1954 24 DET AL 42 19 17 5 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4 .176 .263 .471 .734 100 8 1 0 0 0 1
1955 25 KCA AL 24 24 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .190 .217 .238 .455 22 5 1 0 1 1 0 1
1958 28 KCA AL 42 59 52 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 12 .192 .263 .250 .513 41 13 1 0 2 0 0 1
1959 29 KCA AL 37 63 57 5 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 9 .211 .250 .298 .548 49 17 1 0 3 0 0 1
1960 30 KCA AL 37 92 76 5 13 3 0 0 7 0 0 7 16 .171 .241 .211 .451 24 16 1 0 9 0 0 1
1961 31 TOT AL 34 89 81 8 15 2 0 2 7 0 0 4 13 .185 .233 .284 .517 38 23 0 1 3 0 0 1
1961 31 KCA AL 13 31 28 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 .107 .138 .143 .281 -25 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 31 CHW AL 21 58 53 7 12 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 8 .226 .281 .358 .639 71 19 0 1 1 0 0 1
1962 32 CHW AL 35 92 82 6 16 5 0 2 9 0 0 5 16 .195 .247 .329 .576 54 27 2 1 3 1 0 1 AS,MVP-29
1963 33 CHW AL 33 83 63 7 14 4 0 1 10 0 0 9 18 .222 .315 .333 .648 84 21 1 0 10 1 0 1
1964 34 CHW AL 20 40 36 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 .139 .158 .139 .297 -15 5 1 0 2 1 0 1
1965 35 PHI NL 25 46 41 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .268 .286 .293 .578 65 12 1 0 4 0 0 1
1966 36 PHI NL 23 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .077 .143 .077 .220 -37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 408 654 569 46 109 21 1 7 51 0 0 42 133 .192 .248 .269 .517 42 153 13 2 37 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 260 226 18 43 8 0 3 20 0 0 17 53 .192 .248 .269 .517 42 61 5 1 15
KCA (5 yrs) 153 269 234 16 42 10 0 1 20 0 0 17 49 .179 .234 .235 .469 28 55 4 0 17 1 0
DET (4 yrs) 98 52 47 5 8 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 12 .170 .250 .277 .527 42 13 4 0 0 0
CHW (4 yrs) 109 273 234 22 47 10 0 5 25 0 0 18 52 .201 .261 .308 .568 56 72 4 2 16 3 0
PHI (2 yrs) 48 60 54 3 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .222 .250 .241 .491 40 13 1 0 4 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 360 594 515 43 97 20 1 7 48 0 0 40 113 .188 .248 .272 .520 42 140 12 2 33 4 0
NL (2 yrs) 48 60 54 3 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 .222 .250 .241 .491 40 13 1 0 4 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1950 DET AL 20 P 8 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.13 .944 0.96
1951 DET AL 21 P 5 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.20 1.000 1.00
1953 DET AL 23 P 43 39 9 28 2 2 .949 0.86 .956 0.88
1954 DET AL 24 P 42 4 84.1 32 7 24 1 2 .969 3.31 0.74 .959 2.01 0.93
1955 KCA AL 25 P 23 11 88.0 32 8 24 0 0 1.000 3.27 1.39 .953 1.99 0.83
1958 KCA AL 28 P 42 16 175.0 49 9 37 3 8 .939 2.37 1.10 .963 1.95 0.82
1959 KCA AL 29 P 37 26 184.2 37 13 23 1 4 .973 1.75 0.97 .954 2.05 0.85
1960 KCA AL 30 P 37 33 252.2 65 8 55 2 6 .969 2.24 1.70 .968 1.96 0.78
1961 TOT AL 31 P 34 32 221.4 61 20 39 2 4 .967 2.40 1.74 .954 2.05 0.83
1961 KCA AL 31 P 13 12 83.2 21 6 15 0 0 1.000 2.26 1.62 .952 2.05 0.83
1961 CHW AL 31 P 21 20 137.2 40 14 24 2 4 .950 2.48 1.81 .955 2.05 0.83
1962 CHW AL 32 P 35 35 236.2 71 21 50 0 8 1.000 2.70 2.03 .956 2.08 0.79 AS,MVP-29
1963 CHW AL 33 P 33 33 224.2 67 18 48 1 1 .985 2.64 2.00 .954 1.99 0.79
1964 CHW AL 34 P 20 19 111.2 21 3 18 0 1 1.000 1.69 1.05 .957 1.90 0.72
1965 PHI NL 35 P 25 19 130.2 33 7 26 0 4 1.000 2.27 1.32 .955 2.08 0.81
1966 PHI NL 36 P 23 2 50.1 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.79 0.43 .940 1.97 0.74
14 Seasons P 407 230 1760.0 528 126 389 13 41 .975 2.63 1.27 .957 2.01 0.83
14 Seasons TOT 407 230 1760.0 528 126 389 13 41 .975 2.63 1.27 .933 2.01 0.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1962-2 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1962-AL-29-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1960 AL--3.277--8th
1962 AL--3.270--9th

Wins s c a p y
1960 AL--14--7th
1962 AL--20--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1962 AL--.690--2nd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 AL--2.565--8th
1963 AL--1.402--3rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 AL--5.554--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1953 AL--43--6th
1954 AL--42--9th

Saves s c a p y
1953 AL--6--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1960 AL--252.7--4th
1962 AL--236.7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1960 AL--122--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1960 AL--33--7th
1962 AL--35--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1960 AL--14--2nd
1962 AL--12--5th
1963 AL--14--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1963 AL--7--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1959 AL--24--8th

Hits s c a p y
1960 AL--256--3rd
1961 AL--245--6th
1962 AL--228--10th
1963 AL--230--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1958 AL--1.964--10th
1960 AL--1.694--9th
1963 AL--3.000--5th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 AL--.606--4th
1962 AL--.494--1st
1963 AL--.481--5th

Losses s c a p y
1960 AL--15--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1959 AL--99--6th
1960 AL--92--6th
1961 AL--112--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 AL--6--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 AL--7--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1960 AL--1063--4th
1962 AL--984--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1953 AL--22--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1960 AL--122--4th
1962 AL--120--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1960 AL--9--9th
1963 AL--10--3rd

Youngest s c a p y
1950 AL--born 1929-12-15--5th
1951 AL--born 1929-12-15--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (828), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 47 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (917), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1350), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

May 11, 1955: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Detroit Tigers.

June 10, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Andy Carey, Don Larsen and Al Pilarcik to the Chicago White Sox for Wes Covington, Stan Johnson, Bob Shaw and Jerry Staley.

December 1, 1964: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Jeoff Long to the Philadelphia Phillies for Danny Cater and Lee Elia.

October 7, 1966: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Name and misspellings: Raymond Ernest Ray Herbert

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