Tom Herrin

Thomas Edward Herrin

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 12, 1929 in Shreveport, LA
School: Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Team: RedSox 1954

Final Game: June 20, 1954
Died: November 29, 1999 in Homer, LA
Buried: Old Town Cemetery, Haynesville, LA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1949	19	BOS-min	C	16	10	.615	4.00	37	27					216.0	207	125	96		132							1.569	8.6		5.5			ONE · CAML
1950	20	BOS-min	A,C	6	8	.429	4.25	24						144.0	128	96	68		109							1.646	8.0		6.8			SCR,SJO · EL,CALL
1951	21	BOS-min	AAA,A	11	10	.524	3.81	31	25		3	0		163.0	148	82	69		98	35	2	1	4			1.509	8.2		5.4	1.9	0.36	LOU,SCR · AA,EL
1952	22	BOS-min	AAA	10	12	.455	4.15	28	26		16	2		191.0	190	103	88		94	78	10	2	6			1.487	9.0		4.4	3.7	0.83	LOU · AA
1953	23	PHI-min	AAA	8	4	.667	2.65	40	3		1	0		95.0	91	41	28	5	48	42	3	0	3			1.463	8.6	0.5	4.5	4.0	0.88	BLT · IL
1954	24	BOS-min	AAA	3	4	.429	2.88	16	4		1	0		50.0	50	23	16	3	23	23	0	0	0			1.460	9.0	0.5	4.1	4.1	1.00	LOU · AA
1954	24	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	7.31	14	1	3	0	0	0	28.1	34	23	23	2	22	8	0	0	0	135	57	1.976	10.8	0.6	7.0	2.5	0.36
1955	25	BOS-min	AAA	0	1	.000		2																								LOU · AA
1 Yr				1	2	.333	7.31	14	1	3	0	0	0	28.1	34	23	23	2	22	8	0	0	0	135	57	1.976	10.8	0.6	7.0	2.5	0.36
162 Game Avg.				5	9	.333	7.31	63	5	14	0	0	0	128	154	104	104	9	100	36	0	0	0	612	57	1.976	10.8	0.6	7.0	2.5	0.36

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1954	24	BOS	AL	28.1	14	1	23	7.31	4.21	0.05	0.00	116.9	4.87	-8	-0.8	.8	-0.0	-0.6	-5	.443	.495	$
1 Season				28.1	14	1	23	7.31	4.21	0.05	0.00	116.9	4.87	-8	-0.8	.8	-0.0	-0.6	-5	.443	.495	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1954	24	BOS	AL	14	135	108	23	34	4	0	2	0	3	22	8	.315	.424	.407	.832	.320	44	4	0	2	2	1
1 Yr				14	135	108	23	34	4	0	2	0	3	22	8	.315	.424	.407	.832	.320	44	4	0	2	2	1
162 Game Avg.				63	612	490	104	154	18	0	9	0	14	100	36	.315	.424	.407	.832	.320	199	18	0	9	9	5
MLB Averages																.261	.333	.387	.720	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1954	24	BOS	AL	-7.8	-0.8	140	-0.2	1.3	-1.4	.62	-0.5	0.2	-4.3	-0.4	0.62	-6.5	3	1	9
1 Yr				-7.8	-0.8	140	-0.2	1.3	-1.4	.62	-0.5	0.2	-4.3	-0.4	0.62	-6.5	3	1	9

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1954	24	BOS	AL	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	25.0	25	25	9	5	0	1	0.0	0.0	5.0
1 Yr				14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	25	25	25	9	5	0	1	0.0	0.0	5.0
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	109	-2					4.4	4.3	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1954	24	BOS	AL	14	13	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	9	3	33%	6	.621	3	1	9	1	2	10	6	7	8	3	8	2	5.4
1 Yr				14	13	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	9	3	33%		.621	3	1	9	1	2	10	6	7	8	3	8	2	5.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1954	24	BOS	AL	135	66%	1.5%	5.9%	16.3%	4.4%	18%	1.11	74%	36	4	11%
1 Yr				135	66%	1.5%	5.9%	16.3%	4.4%	18%	1.11	74%	36	4	11%
MLB Averages					52%	2.2%	11.3%	10.0%	6.6%	27%	0.94	81%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1954	24	BOS	AL	135	34			2	0	11	1	1	2	0	14	5	0	36%	1	0	1	58	0	3	0%	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
1 Yr				135	34			2	0	11	1	1	2	0	14	5	0	36%	1	0	1	58	0	3	0%	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
MLB Averages																		51%							53%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	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	ERA+
1954	24	1	2	.333	7.31	14	1	3	0	0	0	28.1	34	23	23	2	22		8	0	0	0	135	57	1.976	10.8	0.6	7.0	2.5	0.36	57

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1954	24	1	2	.333	7.39	28.0	35	26	23	2	23	8	0	2.071	11.3	7.4	2.6	0.35	0.6	14
1 Yr		1	2	.333	7.39	28.0	35	26	23	2	23	8	0	2.071	11.3		2.6	0.35	0.6	14

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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