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Billy Herman
William Jennings Bryan Herman
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 7, 1909 in New Albany, IN
High School: New Albany (New Albany, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 29, 1931
Final Game: August 1, 1947
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1975.
Died: September 5, 1992 in W.Palm Beach, FL
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Standard Batting

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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
1931 21 CHC NL 25 115 98 14 32 7 0 0 16 2 13 6 .327 .405 .398 .803 115 39 0 4 4
1932 22 CHC NL 154 723 656 102 206 42 7 1 51 14 40 33 .314 .358 .404 .762 105 265 5 22 *4 MVP-9
1933 23 CHC NL 153 681 619 82 173 35 2 0 44 5 45 34 .279 .332 .342 .675 93 212 21 4 13 *4
1934 24 CHC NL 113 501 456 79 138 21 6 3 42 6 34 31 .303 .355 .395 .750 102 180 8 3 8 *4 AS
1935 25 CHC NL 154 735 666 113 227 57 6 7 83 6 42 29 .341 .383 .476 .859 128 317 17 3 24 *4 AS,MVP-4
1936 26 CHC NL 153 709 632 101 211 57 7 5 93 5 59 30 .334 .392 .470 .862 129 297 16 1 17 *4 AS,MVP-3
1937 27 CHC NL 138 632 564 106 189 35 11 8 65 2 56 22 .335 .396 .479 .875 133 270 7 1 11 *4 AS,MVP-9
1938 28 CHC NL 152 696 624 86 173 34 7 1 56 3 59 31 .277 .342 .359 .701 90 224 24 2 11 *4 AS
1939 29 CHC NL 156 713 623 111 191 34 18 7 70 9 66 31 .307 .378 .453 .830 120 282 24 5 19 *4 AS,MVP-31
1940 30 CHC NL 135 616 558 77 163 24 4 5 57 1 47 30 .292 .347 .376 .723 101 210 16 0 11 *4 AS
1941 31 TOT NL 144 649 572 81 163 30 5 3 41 1 67 43 .285 .361 .371 .732 103 212 13 1 9 *4 AS,MVP-11
1941 31 CHC NL 11 45 36 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 9 5 .194 .356 .250 .606 75 9 0 0 0 4
1941 31 BRO NL 133 604 536 77 156 30 4 3 41 1 58 38 .291 .361 .379 .740 105 203 13 1 9 *4
1942 32 BRO NL 155 647 571 76 146 34 2 2 65 6 72 52 .256 .339 .333 .672 95 190 9 0 4 *4/3 AS
1943 33 BRO NL 153 663 585 76 193 41 2 2 100 4 66 26 .330 .398 .417 .815 135 244 19 0 12 *45 AS,MVP-4
1946 36 TOT NL 122 512 436 56 130 31 5 3 50 3 69 23 .298 .395 .413 .808 128 180 14 1 6 453
1946 36 BRO NL 47 211 184 24 53 8 4 0 28 2 26 10 .288 .376 .375 .751 113 69 6 0 1 54
1946 36 BSN NL 75 301 252 32 77 23 1 3 22 1 43 13 .306 .409 .440 .849 140 111 8 1 5 43/5
1947 37 PIT NL 15 49 47 3 10 4 0 0 6 0 2 7 .213 .245 .298 .543 42 14 3 0 0 4/3
15 Seasons 1922 8641 7707 1163 2345 486 82 47 839 67 737 428 .304 .367 .407 .774 112 3136 191 26 171
162 Game Avg. 162 728 650 98 198 41 7 4 71 6 62 36 .304 .367 .407 .774 112 264 2 14
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
CHC (11 yrs) 1344 6166 5532 875 1710 346 69 37 577 53 470 282 .309 .366 .417 .782 112 2305 133 24 140
BRO (4 yrs) 488 2125 1876 253 548 113 12 7 234 13 222 126 .292 .367 .376 .744 112 706 47 1 26
PIT (1 yr) 15 49 47 3 10 4 0 0 6 0 2 7 .213 .245 .298 .543 42 14 3 0 0
BSN (1 yr) 75 301 252 32 77 23 1 3 22 1 43 13 .306 .409 .440 .849 140 111 8 1 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1932 22 CHC NL WS NYY L 4 19 18 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .278 .541 5 0 0 0 0 0
1935 25 CHC NL WS DET L 6 25 24 3 8 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .625 .958 15 1 0 1 0 0
1938 28 CHC NL WS NYY L 4 17 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .188 .235 .188 .423 3 0 0 0 0 0
1941 31 BRO NL WS NYY L 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .300 .125 .425 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 18 71 66 9 16 3 1 1 7 0 0 4 9 .242 .286 .364 .649 24 1 0 1 0 0
4 WS 18 71 66 9 16 3 1 1 7 0 0 4 9 .242 .286 .364 .649 24 1 0 1 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
1931 CHC NL 21 2B 25 165 76 79 10 17 .939 6.20 .965 5.22
1932 CHC NL 22 2B 154 966 401 527 38 102 .961 6.03 .969 5.44 MVP-9
1933 CHC NL 23 2B 153 1023 466 512 45 114 .956 6.39 .968 5.41
1934 CHC NL 24 2B 111 680 278 385 17 64 .975 5.97 .965 5.45 AS
1935 CHC NL 25 2B 154 971 416 520 35 109 .964 6.08 .963 5.37 AS,MVP-4
1936 CHC NL 26 2B 153 973 457 492 24 110 .975 6.20 .962 5.30 AS,MVP-3
1937 CHC NL 27 2B 137 893 384 468 41 97 .954 6.22 .959 5.33 AS,MVP-9
1938 CHC NL 28 2B 151 939 404 517 18 111 .981 6.10 .969 5.40 AS
1939 CHC NL 29 2B 156 891 377 485 29 95 .967 5.53 .968 5.42 AS,MVP-31
1940 CHC NL 30 2B 135 836 366 448 22 94 .974 6.03 .964 5.14 AS
1941 TOT NL 31 2B 144 730 330 374 26 69 .964 4.89 .962 5.25 AS,MVP-11
1941 CHC NL 31 2B 11 59 33 20 6 5 .898 4.82 .964 5.25
1941 BRO NL 31 2B 133 671 297 354 20 64 .970 4.89 .962 5.25
1942 BRO NL 32 2B 153 807 383 402 22 97 .973 5.13 .968 5.19 AS
1942 BRO NL 32 1B 3 32 29 2 1 2 .969 10.33 .991 9.67 AS
1943 BRO NL 33 2B 117 631 291 322 18 69 .971 5.24 .969 5.40 AS,MVP-4
1943 BRO NL 33 3B 37 125 54 68 3 2 .976 3.30 .946 2.97 AS,MVP-4
1946 TOT NL 36 2B 60 283 137 137 9 27 .968 4.57 .970 5.09
1946 TOT NL 36 3B 34 106 36 64 6 9 .943 2.94 .953 2.84
1946 BRO NL 36 3B 29 91 31 55 5 8 .945 2.97 .953 2.84
1946 BRO NL 36 2B 16 78 42 36 0 5 1.000 4.88 .969 5.09
1946 BSN NL 36 2B 44 205 95 101 9 22 .956 4.45 .970 5.09
1946 BSN NL 36 1B 22 186 179 6 1 12 .995 8.41 .991 9.28
1946 BSN NL 36 3B 5 15 5 9 1 1 .933 2.80 .953 2.84
1947 PIT NL 37 2B 10 27 14 13 0 2 1.000 2.70 .974 5.19
1947 PIT NL 37 1B 2 8 6 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .988 9.25
15 Seasons 2B 1813 10815 4780 5681 354 1177 .967 5.77 .966 5.33
2 Seasons 3B 71 231 90 132 9 11 .961 3.13 .949 2.91
3 Seasons 1B 27 226 214 10 2 14 .991 8.30 .991 9.32
15 Seasons TOT 1911 11272 5084 5823 365 1202 .968 5.71 .933 5.30
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1948 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1956 BBWAA ( 1.0%)
1958 BBWAA ( 2.6%)
1962 BBWAA ( 2.5%)
1964 BBWAA (12.9%)
1964 Run Off ( 4.5%)
1966 BBWAA ( 9.3%)
1967 BBWAA (20.2%)
1967 Run Off ( 4.6%)
1975 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1975 by Veteran's Committee

All-Star Games
1934 *
1935 (2B)
1936 (2B)
1937 (2B)
1938 (2B)
1939 *
1940 (2B)
1941 *
1942 *
1943 (2B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1932 NL (9, 20%)
1935 NL (4, 48%)
1936 NL (3, 46%)
1937 NL (9, 24%)
1939 NL (31, 0%)
1941 NL (11, 8%)
1943 NL (4, 42%)
1.88 Career Shares (104th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1935 NL  .341 (5th)
1936 NL  .334 (6th)
1937 NL  .335 (7th)
1943 NL  .330 (2nd)
1946 NL  .298 (9th)
Career  .304 (153rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1937 NL  .396 (7th)
1943 NL  .398 (3rd)
1946 NL  .395 (4th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1937 NL  .479 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1937 NL  .875 (7th)
1943 NL  .815 (6th)
1946 NL  .808 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1932 NL  154 (1st)
1933 NL  153 (4th)
1935 NL  154 (4th)
1936 NL  153 (8th)
1938 NL  152 (1st)
1939 NL  156 (2nd)
1942 NL  155 (1st)
1943 NL  153 (8th)

At Bats s c a p y
1932 NL  656 (2nd)
1933 NL  619 (3rd)
1935 NL  666 (2nd)
1936 NL  632 (6th)
1938 NL  624 (3rd)
1939 NL  623 (4th)
1941 NL  572 (8th)
1942 NL  571 (7th)
1943 NL  585 (10th)
Career  7707 (159th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1932 NL  723 (1st)
1933 NL  681 (4th)
1935 NL  735 (3rd)
1936 NL  709 (2nd)
1938 NL  696 (2nd)
1939 NL  713 (2nd)
1941 NL  649 (5th)
1942 NL  647 (8th)
1943 NL  663 (9th)
Career  8641 (170th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1932 NL  102 (8th)
1933 NL  82 (10th)
1935 NL  113 (4th)
1937 NL  106 (2nd)
1938 NL  86 (10th)
1939 NL  111 (3rd)
Career  1163 (193rd)

Hits s c a p y
1932 NL  206 (5th)
1933 NL  173 (9th)
1935 NL  227 (1st)
1936 NL  211 (4th)
1937 NL  189 (5th)
1938 NL  173 (8th)
1939 NL  191 (6th)
1940 NL  163 (7th)
1941 NL  163 (9th)
1943 NL  193 (3rd)
Career  2345 (124th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1935 NL  317 (4th)
1936 NL  297 (7th)
1937 NL  270 (7th)
1939 NL  282 (6th)
1943 NL  244 (7th)
Career  3136 (231st)

Doubles s c a p y
1932 NL  42 (5th)
1933 NL  35 (9th)
1935 NL  57 (1st)
1936 NL  57 (2nd)
1937 NL  35 (8th)
1938 NL  34 (7th)
1939 NL  34 (9th)
1941 NL  30 (10th)
1942 NL  34 (4th)
1943 NL  41 (2nd)
1946 NL  31 (4th)
Career  486 (61st)

Triples s c a p y
1937 NL  11 (5th)
1939 NL  18 (1st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1935 NL  83 (10th)
1936 NL  93 (9th)
1943 NL  100 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 NL  59 (9th)
1942 NL  72 (9th)
1946 NL  69 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1932 NL  14 (6th)
1939 NL  9 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1932 NL  156 (2nd)
1933 NL  136 (4th)
1935 NL  157 (2nd)
1936 NL  142 (7th)
1937 NL  135 (7th)
1938 NL  131 (5th)
1939 NL  132 (7th)
1940 NL  130 (3rd)
1941 NL  125 (6th)
1943 NL  148 (2nd)
Career  1730 (103rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1937 NL  133 (6th)
1943 NL  135 (5th)
1946 NL  128 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1935 NL  120 (4th)
1936 NL  116 (7th)
1937 NL  107 (7th)
1939 NL  105 (6th)
1943 NL  97 (3rd)
Career  1151 (209th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1935 NL  28 (9th)
1936 NL  28 (9th)
1937 NL  27 (7th)
1943 NL  30 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1935 NL  2.7 (9th)
1936 NL  2.7 (9th)
1937 NL  2.6 (7th)
1943 NL  3.1 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1935 NL  70 (3rd)
1936 NL  69 (3rd)
1937 NL  54 (7th)
1939 NL  59 (7th)
1943 NL  45 (9th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1932 NL  251 (8th)
1933 NL  222 (10th)
1935 NL  272 (4th)
1936 NL  271 (6th)
1937 NL  246 (8th)
1938 NL  234 (7th)
1939 NL  262 (4th)
1941 NL  231 (8th)
1943 NL  259 (3rd)
Career  3108 (162nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1937 NL  .705 (6th)
1943 NL  .695 (4th)
1946 NL  .662 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1932 NL  5 (7th)
1939 NL  5 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1932 NL  22 (2nd)
1935 NL  24 (1st)
1936 NL  17 (3rd)
1937 NL  11 (7th)
1938 NL  11 (9th)
1939 NL  19 (6th)
1943 NL  12 (8th)
Career  171 (116th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1933 NL  21 (2nd)
1935 NL  17 (2nd)
1936 NL  16 (8th)
1938 NL  24 (3rd)
1939 NL  24 (2nd)
1940 NL  16 (5th)
1943 NL  19 (4th)
1946 NL  14 (10th)
Career  191 (105th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1939 NL  7.9 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1937 NL  25.6 (5th)
Career  18.0 (141st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1932 NL  472 (2nd)
1933 NL  480 (1st)
1935 NL  480 (2nd)
1936 NL  454 (6th)
1938 NL  486 (1st)
1939 NL  475 (2nd)
1940 NL  422 (10th)
1941 NL  431 (8th)
1942 NL  438 (7th)
Career  5724 (177th)

Youngest s c a p y
1931 NL  born 1909-07-07 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 134 (124), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 146 (87), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 38 (183), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  4. Dick Bartell (877)
  5. Tony Fernandez (874)
  6. Stan Hack (853)
  7. Del Pratt (852)
  8. Alvin Dark (837)
  9. Nellie Fox (835) *
  10. Jimmie Dykes (835)
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  3. Buddy Myer (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Rod Carew (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Cecil Travis (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Harvey Kuenn (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Harvey Kuenn (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harvey Kuenn (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dick Bartell (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Buddy Myer (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Nellie Fox (917) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Joe Sewell (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Buddy Myer (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Buddy Myer (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

August 4, 1931: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Louisville (American Association) for $50,000.

May 6, 1941: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Charlie Gilbert, Johnny Hudson and $65,000.

June 15, 1946: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Stew Hofferth.

September 30, 1946: Traded by the Boston Braves with Elmer Singleton, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hank Camelli and Bob Elliott.

September 16, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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