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Babe Herman
Floyd Caves Herman
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 26, 1903 in Buffalo, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1926
Final Game: September 16, 1945
Died: November 27, 1987 in Glendale, CA
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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
1926 23 BRO NL 137 554 496 64 158 35 11 11 81 8 44 53 .319 .375 .500 .875 135 248 1 13 3O MVP-16
1927 24 BRO NL 130 466 412 65 112 26 9 14 73 4 39 41 .272 .336 .481 .817 117 198 1 14 *3/O
1928 25 BRO NL 134 542 486 64 165 37 6 12 91 1 38 36 .340 .390 .514 .904 135 250 2 16 *O
1929 26 BRO NL 146 637 569 105 217 42 13 21 113 21 55 45 .381 .436 .612 1.047 158 348 0 13 *O/3 MVP-8
1930 27 BRO NL 153 699 614 143 241 48 11 35 130 18 66 56 .393 .455 .678 1.132 170 416 4 15 *O
1931 28 BRO NL 151 661 610 93 191 43 16 18 97 17 50 65 .313 .365 .525 .890 137 320 0 1 *O
1932 29 CIN NL 148 642 577 87 188 38 19 16 87 7 60 45 .326 .389 .541 .930 150 312 0 5 *O MVP-12
1933 30 CHC NL 137 565 508 77 147 36 12 16 93 6 50 57 .289 .353 .502 .855 142 255 15 0 7 *O
1934 31 CHC NL 125 507 467 65 142 34 5 14 84 1 35 71 .304 .353 .488 .841 124 228 9 0 5 *O/3 MVP-16
1935 32 TOT NL 118 471 430 52 136 31 6 10 65 5 38 35 .316 .373 .486 .859 131 209 7 1 2 O3
1935 32 PIT NL 26 85 81 8 19 8 1 0 7 0 3 10 .235 .271 .358 .629 65 29 4 1 0 O/3
1935 32 CIN NL 92 386 349 44 117 23 5 10 58 5 35 25 .335 .396 .516 .912 146 180 3 0 2 O3
1936 33 CIN NL 119 421 380 59 106 25 2 13 71 4 39 36 .279 .348 .458 .806 121 174 11 1 1 O/3
1937 34 DET AL 17 22 20 2 6 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 .300 .364 .450 .814 102 9 1 0 /O
1945 42 BRO NL 37 39 34 6 9 1 0 1 9 0 5 7 .265 .359 .382 .741 107 13 1 0 0 /O
13 Seasons 1552 6226 5603 882 1818 399 110 181 997 94 0 520 553 .324 .383 .532 .915 140 2980 43 11 92
162 Game Avg. 162 650 585 92 190 42 11 19 104 10 54 58 .324 .383 .532 .915 140 311 1 10
BRO (7 yrs) 888 3598 3221 540 1093 232 66 112 594 69 297 303 .339 .396 .557 .953 144 1793 1 8 72
CIN (3 yrs) 359 1449 1306 190 411 86 26 39 216 16 134 106 .315 .379 .510 .889 141 666 14 1 8
CHC (2 yrs) 262 1072 975 142 289 70 17 30 177 7 85 128 .296 .353 .495 .848 133 483 24 0 12
PIT (1 yr) 26 85 81 8 19 8 1 0 7 0 3 10 .235 .271 .358 .629 65 29 4 1 0
DET (1 yr) 17 22 20 2 6 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 .300 .364 .450 .814 102 9 1 0
NL (12 yrs) 1535 6204 5583 880 1812 396 110 181 994 92 519 547 .325 .383 .532 .915 141 2971 43 10 92
AL (1 yr) 17 22 20 2 6 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 .300 .364 .450 .814 102 9 1 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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1926 BRO NL 23 1B 101 992 918 60 14 55 .986 9.68 .989 9.90 MVP-16
1926 BRO NL 23 OF 35 63 56 4 3 0 .952 1.71 .965 2.26 6-0-29 MVP-16
1927 BRO NL 24 1B 105 1057 968 68 21 64 .980 9.87 .989 9.52
1927 BRO NL 24 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.40 1-0-0
1928 BRO NL 25 OF 127 253 225 12 16 2 .937 1.87 .973 2.31 0-0-127
1929 BRO NL 26 OF 141 270 244 10 16 2 .941 1.80 .974 2.38 0-0-141 MVP-8
1929 BRO NL 26 1B 2 18 16 1 1 1 .944 8.50 .989 10.25 MVP-8
1930 BRO NL 27 OF 153 276 260 10 6 1 .978 1.76 .968 2.28 0-0-153
1931 BRO NL 28 OF 150 324 287 24 13 7 .960 2.07 .973 2.38 0-0-150
1932 CIN NL 29 OF 146 423 392 18 13 6 .969 2.81 .976 2.41 0-0-146 MVP-12
1933 CHC NL 30 OF 131 276 252 12 12 1 .957 2.02 .978 2.35 0-0-131
1934 CHC NL 31 OF 113 205 192 7 6 2 .971 1.76 .973 2.26 0-0-113 MVP-16
1934 CHC NL 31 1B 7 63 59 3 1 5 .984 8.86 .990 9.73 MVP-16
1935 TOT NL 32 OF 91 189 178 6 5 0 .974 2.02 .971 2.31 91-0-0
1935 TOT NL 32 1B 17 154 141 9 4 12 .974 8.82 .989 9.61
1935 PIT NL 32 OF 15 24 22 1 1 0 .958 1.53 .971 2.31 15-0-0
1935 PIT NL 32 1B 3 20 18 0 2 1 .900 6.00 .990 9.60
1935 CIN NL 32 OF 76 165 156 5 4 0 .976 2.12 .971 2.31 76-0-0
1935 CIN NL 32 1B 14 134 123 9 2 11 .985 9.43 .989 9.61
1936 CIN NL 33 OF 92 184 175 3 6 0 .967 1.93 .973 2.25 91-0-1
1936 CIN NL 33 1B 4 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 2.50 .990 9.90
1937 DET AL 34 OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .967 2.30 2-0-0
1945 BRO NL 42 OF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.33 0-0-3
13 Seasons OF 1185 2467 2265 106 96 21 .961 2.00 .973 2.33 191-0-994
6 Seasons 1B 236 2294 2111 142 41 138 .982 9.55 .989 9.71
13 Seasons TOT 1421 4761 4376 248 137 159 .971 3.25 .952 3.55 191-0-994
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1926-NL-16-10%
1929-NL-8-30%
1932-NL-12-10%
1934-NL-16-5%
0.55 Career Shares (397th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1928 NL--.340--5th
1929 NL--.381--2nd
1930 NL--.393--2nd
1932 NL--.326--10th
Career--.324--44th

On-Base% s c a p y
1929 NL--.436--7th
1930 NL--.455--2nd
1932 NL--.389--7th
Career--.383--152nd

Slugging % s c a p y
1926 NL--.500--7th
1928 NL--.514--10th
1929 NL--.612--7th
1930 NL--.678--3rd
1931 NL--.525--8th
1932 NL--.541--6th
1933 NL--.502--3rd
1935 NL--.486--10th
Career--.532--47th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1926 NL--.875--7th
1929 NL--1.048--5th
1930 NL--1.132--2nd
1931 NL--.890--9th
1932 NL--.930--6th
1933 NL--.855--5th
Career--.915--53rd

Games Played s c a p y
1930 NL--153--8th
1931 NL--151--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1930 NL--614--9th
1931 NL--610--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1930 NL--699--8th
1931 NL--661--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1930 NL--143--5th
1931 NL--93--10th

Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--217--6th
1930 NL--241--3rd
1931 NL--191--7th
1932 NL--188--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1929 NL--348--5th
1930 NL--416--3rd
1931 NL--320--3rd
1932 NL--312--7th
1933 NL--255--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1926 NL--35--4th
1928 NL--37--7th
1929 NL--42--8th
1930 NL--48--3rd
1931 NL--43--3rd
1933 NL--36--6th
Career--399--160th

Triples s c a p y
1929 NL--13--5th
1931 NL--16--2nd
1932 NL--19--1st
1933 NL--12--3rd
Career--110--123rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1926 NL--11--7th
1927 NL--14--8th
1929 NL--21--10th
1930 NL--35--5th
1931 NL--18--4th
1932 NL--16--10th
1933 NL--16--5th
1936 NL--13--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1930 NL--130--4th
1931 NL--97--5th
1932 NL--87--10th
1933 NL--93--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1930 NL--66--7th
1932 NL--60--5th
1933 NL--50--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1926 NL--53--7th
1930 NL--56--10th
1931 NL--65--6th
1933 NL--57--5th
1934 NL--71--3rd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1929 NL--21--4th
1930 NL--18--2nd
1931 NL--17--2nd

Singles s c a p y
1929 NL--141--8th
1930 NL--147--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1926 NL--135--7th
1928 NL--135--10th
1929 NL--158--4th
1930 NL--170--2nd
1931 NL--137--9th
1932 NL--150--5th
1933 NL--142--4th
1935 NL--131--10th
Career--140--74th

Runs Created s c a p y
1926 NL--93--9th
1929 NL--152--5th
1930 NL--188--3rd
1931 NL--117--4th
1932 NL--121--7th
1933 NL--90--9th
Career--1151--208th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1926 NL--24--5th
1929 NL--52--4th
1930 NL--71--2nd
1931 NL--30--8th
1932 NL--40--6th
1933 NL--27--7th
Career--324--108th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1926 NL--2.3--5th
1928 NL--2.4--10th
1929 NL--4.6--4th
1930 NL--6.1--2nd
1931 NL--2.9--8th
1932 NL--3.9--6th
1933 NL--2.8--7th
Career--30.2--116th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1926 NL--57--5th
1928 NL--55--10th
1929 NL--76--6th
1930 NL--94--3rd
1931 NL--77--1st
1932 NL--73--5th
1933 NL--64--4th
Career--690--175th

Times On Base s c a p y
1930 NL--311--4th
1931 NL--241--8th
1932 NL--248--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1926 NL--.693--8th
1929 NL--.784--3rd
1930 NL--.808--2nd
1931 NL--.705--10th
1932 NL--.738--6th
1933 NL--.690--7th
1935 NL--.674--10th
Career--.709--59th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1926 NL--9.3--8th
1929 NL--21.0--2nd
1930 NL--23.8--1st
1931 NL--17.5--1st
1932 NL--9.7--9th
1933 NL--8.7--4th

AB per HR s c a p y
1926 NL--45.091--8th
1927 NL--29.429--7th
1930 NL--17.543--6th
1931 NL--33.889--9th
1933 NL--31.750--7th
1934 NL--33.357--10th
1936 NL--29.231--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1931 NL--420--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1945 NL--born 1903-06-26--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (983), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 138 (113), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 74 (243), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 38 (164), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Bing Miller (862)
  7. Earl Averill (861) *
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  9. Jeff Heath (849)
  10. George Kelly (849) *
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Transactions

October 30, 1922: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Danny Clark, Howard Ehmke, Carl Holling and $25,000 to the Boston Red Sox for Rip Collins and Del Pratt.

March 14, 1932: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Wally Gilbert and Ernie Lombardi to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Cuccinello, Joe Stripp and Clyde Sukeforth.

November 30, 1932: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore, Lance Richbourg and Bob Smith.

November 22, 1934: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Guy Bush and Jim Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Larry French and Freddie Lindstrom.

June 21, 1935: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 19, 1937: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cincinnati Reds.

June 15, 1937: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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