Tom Herr
Thomas Mitchell Herr
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 4, 1956 in Lancaster, PA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1974. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1979
Final Game: October 4, 1991
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 STL NL 23 2B 6 3 29.1 23 12 11 0 3 1.000 0.2 8.2 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0 7.06 3.83 .978 5.40 4.55
1980 STL NL 24 2B 58 42 388.0 247 107 136 4 37 .984 -0.4 -1.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 5.64 4.19 .980 5.49 4.71
1980 STL NL 24 SS 14 12 110.0 68 17 48 3 10 .956 0.4 4.4 0.4 1.2 -0.9 0 5.32 4.64 .966 5.02 4.30
1981 STL NL 25 2B 103 103 925.0 590 211 374 5 74 .992 5.6 7.3 3.6 3.7 -0.1 2 5.69 5.68 .982 5.52 4.72 MVP-22
1982 STL NL 26 2B 128 126 1088.1 699 263 427 9 97 .987 13.5 14.9 10.5 5.4 5.2 3 5.71 5.39 .978 5.42 4.75
1983 STL NL 27 2B 86 83 693.1 429 178 245 6 60 .986 -0.2 -0.3 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 2 5.49 4.92 .978 5.34 4.46
1984 STL NL 28 2B 144 144 1246.2 786 328 452 6 106 .992 -1.3 -1.3 -4.3 -5.5 1.2 3 5.63 5.42 .979 5.41 4.71
1985 STL NL 29 2B 158 158 1404.0 797 337 448 12 120 .985 -5.2 -4.4 -8.2 -10.4 2.2 3 5.03 4.97 .982 5.47 4.82 AS,MVP-5
1986 STL NL 30 2B 152 150 1331.1 775 352 414 9 121 .988 0.8 0.7 -3.2 -2.5 -0.7 4 5.18 5.04 .980 5.21 4.54
1987 STL NL 31 2B 137 137 1168.1 663 306 350 7 103 .989 -10.9 -11.2 -12.9 -6.1 -6.8 2 5.05 4.79 .982 5.19 4.44
1988 TOT MLB 32 2B 88 88 756.0 403 168 230 5 63 .988 -2.4 -3.8 -4.4 -2.8 -1.6 2 4.74 4.52 .982 5.14 4.43
1988 STL NL 32 2B 15 15 130.2 64 28 35 1 9 .984 -2.7 -24.8 -2.7 -1.7 -1.0 0 4.34 4.20 .980 5.22 4.58
1988 MIN AL 32 2B 73 73 625.1 339 140 195 4 54 .988 0.3 0.6 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 2 4.82 4.59 .982 5.12 4.40
1988 MIN AL 32 DH 3
1988 MIN AL 32 SS 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.73 4.15
1989 PHI NL 33 2B 144 142 1213.0 703 281 415 7 80 .990 -0.1 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 1.2 -1 5.16 4.83 .981 5.12 4.43
1990 TOT NL 34 2B 140 135 1170.0 631 275 349 7 94 .989 -13.7 -14.1 -14.7 -11.9 -2.8 1 4.80 4.46 .983 5.01 4.28
1990 PHI NL 34 2B 114 109 946.2 535 240 290 5 79 .991 -5.9 -7.5 -6.9 -7.1 0.2 1 5.04 4.65 .983 5.01 4.28
1990 NYM NL 34 2B 26 26 223.1 96 35 59 2 15 .979 -7.8 -41.9 -7.8 -4.8 -3.0 0 3.79 3.62 .983 5.01 4.28
1991 TOT NL 35 2B 72 50 476.2 262 114 148 0 33 1.000 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 4.95 3.64 .981 5.14 4.28
1991 NYM NL 35 2B 57 40 378.0 221 100 121 0 29 1.000 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 5.26 3.88 .981 5.14 4.28
1991 NYM NL 35 CF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1991 NYM NL 35 OF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.90
1991 SFG NL 35 2B 15 10 98.2 41 14 27 0 4 1.000 -0.4 -4.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 3.74 2.73 .980 5.14 4.28
1991 SFG NL 35 3B 3 1 11.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 21.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.09 1.67 .940 2.70 2.30
13 Seasons 2B 1416 1361 11890.0 7008 2932 3999 77 991 .989 -14.2 -1.4 -35.2 -31.0 -4.1 21 5.25 4.89 .981 5.28 4.56
2 Seasons SS 16 12 114.0 68 17 48 3 10 .956 0.2 2.1 0.2 1.0 -0.9 0 5.13 4.06 .966 5.01 4.28
1 Season 3B 3 1 11.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 21.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 4.09 1.67 .940 2.70 2.30
1 Season DH 3
1 Season CF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
1 Season OF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.90
13 Seasons TOT 1436 1374 12016.1 7081 2951 4050 80 1001 .989 -13.9 -1.4 -34.9 -29.8 -5.1 21 5.24 4.88 .969 5.28 4.55
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1979 STL NL 23 14 3 14 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
1980 STL NL 24 76 54 76 71 0 0 0 58 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
1981 STL NL 25 103 103 103 103 0 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 STL NL 26 135 126 135 129 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1983 STL NL 27 89 83 89 86 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1984 STL NL 28 145 144 145 144 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1985 STL NL 29 159 158 159 158 0 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1986 STL NL 30 152 150 152 152 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1987 STL NL 31 141 137 141 138 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1988 MIN AL 32 86 75 86 73 0 0 0 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
1988 STL NL 32 15 15 15 15 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 PHI NL 33 151 142 151 144 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1990 PHI NL 34 119 109 119 114 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1990 NYM NL 34 27 26 27 26 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1991 NYM NL 35 70 40 70 58 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 0
1991 SFG NL 35 32 11 32 18 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
13 Seasons 1514 1376 1514 1435 0 0 0 1418 3 16 0 1 0 1 2 90 19
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1979 STL NL 23 127 57% 81% 27% 12 100% 0 11 3 4 4 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
1980 STL NL 24 1727 65% 80% 28% 163 93% 0 106 41 47 19 136 120 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 3 38 16 3 8 3 34 11 21 2 1 0
1981 STL NL 25 4015 58% 83% 32% 402 96% 1 212 70 100 43 373 322 37 2 7 5 1 4 0 4 73 24 15 23 4 68 28 39 3 2 1
1982 STL NL 26 4718 56% 81% 30% 481 95% 0 259 81 121 57 426 368 52 2 7 9 0 8 1 4 96 28 18 28 7 84 35 47 8 3 5
1983 STL NL 27 3099 57% 81% 27% 278 96% 0 179 62 78 39 248 213 31 0 2 6 1 5 0 5 60 19 18 17 2 57 20 37 3 1 1
1984 STL NL 28 5453 58% 79% 28% 455 99% 2 326 81 169 76 446 370 60 2 12 6 0 3 3 3 106 47 13 30 5 96 35 61 8 4 4
1985 STL NL 29 5979 60% 80% 28% 504 98% 1 340 110 170 60 451 379 65 2 8 12 0 11 1 11 121 38 23 38 11 115 48 64 5 2 3
1986 STL NL 30 5712 63% 80% 29% 471 96% 1 344 119 149 76 415 355 47 2 9 9 0 8 1 7 120 44 22 26 4 104 31 69 12 7 5
1987 STL NL 31 5174 65% 77% 31% 381 96% 3 303 97 161 45 351 309 29 3 8 7 0 6 1 4 107 45 20 19 2 96 22 71 10 5 4
1988 MIN AL 32 2778 56% 77% 27% 226 96% 0 141 57 68 16 191 154 33 0 3 4 0 2 2 1 54 12 13 25 0 51 25 25 3 0 3
1988 STL NL 32 576 55% 78% 33% 33 94% 0 26 5 14 7 35 28 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 3 1 4 0 8 4 4 0 0 0
1989 PHI NL 33 5498 61% 76% 32% 464 96% 0 284 96 136 52 414 361 41 0 7 7 0 4 3 3 80 32 19 17 2 71 19 51 7 4 0
1990 PHI NL 34 4255 59% 77% 33% 306 95% 0 234 55 111 68 292 245 39 0 6 5 2 3 0 3 77 29 15 19 2 69 21 45 3 2 1
1990 NYM NL 34 988 50% 73% 32% 63 87% 1 37 8 19 10 59 53 5 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 16 5 5 4 0 16 4 12 0 0 0
1991 NYM NL 35 1621 49% 76% 34% 153 86% 0 100 30 40 30 121 104 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 9 6 9 2 28 12 15 1 1 0
1991 SFG NL 35 403 60% 75% 32% 39 77% 0 14 4 6 4 27 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 4 3 1 0 0 0
13 Seasons 52123 59% 79% 30% 4431 95% 9 2916 919 1393 606 3996 3415 472 14 77 77 5 60 12 50 993 353 191 269 45 903 318 563 66 33 27
MLB Averages 56% 78% 28% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1980 STL NL 24 502 62% 82% 29% 55 87% 0 16 4 11 1 48 37 9 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 10 5 2 1 1 0 9 7 2 1 1 0
1988 MIN AL 32 22 23% 59% 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 524 61% 81% 28% 55 87% 0 16 4 11 1 48 37 9 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 10 5 2 1 1 0 9 7 2 1 1 0
MLB Averages 56% 78% 28% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1991 SFG NL 35 60 55% 78% 15% 4 100% 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 60 55% 78% 15% 4 100% 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 78% 28% 89% 71%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1991 NYM NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 78% 78% 44% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 78% 78% 44% 0
MLB Averages 42.1% 2.0% 56% 78% 31% 61%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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