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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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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
1979 23 STL NL 14 12 10 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1980 24 STL NL 76 242 222 29 55 12 5 0 15 9 2 16 21 .248 .299 .347 .646 77 77 8 1 1 2 5 46
1981 25 STL NL 103 462 411 50 110 14 9 0 46 23 7 39 30 .268 .329 .345 .674 90 142 9 1 6 5 3 *4 MVP-22
1982 26 STL NL 135 560 493 83 131 19 4 0 36 25 12 57 56 .266 .341 .320 .662 86 158 5 2 3 5 2 *4
1983 27 STL NL 89 368 313 43 101 14 4 2 31 6 8 43 27 .323 .403 .412 .815 126 129 7 1 8 3 2 4
1984 28 STL NL 145 622 558 67 154 23 2 4 49 13 7 49 56 .276 .335 .346 .681 94 193 11 2 10 3 2 *4
1985 29 STL NL 159 696 596 97 180 38 3 8 110 31 3 80 55 .302 .379 .416 .795 123 248 6 2 5 13 5 *4 AS,MVP-5
1986 30 STL NL 152 647 559 48 141 30 4 2 61 22 8 73 75 .252 .342 .331 .673 87 185 8 5 6 4 10 *4
1987 31 STL NL 141 597 510 73 134 29 0 2 83 19 4 68 62 .263 .346 .331 .677 80 169 12 3 4 12 3 *4
1988 32 TOT MLB 101 408 354 46 93 16 0 2 24 13 3 51 51 .263 .356 .325 .680 91 115 10 0 3 0 4 4/D6
1988 32 STL NL 15 63 50 4 13 0 0 1 3 3 0 11 4 .260 .393 .320 .713 107 16 1 0 2 0 3 4
1988 32 MIN AL 86 345 304 42 80 16 0 1 21 10 3 40 47 .263 .349 .326 .674 89 99 9 0 1 0 1 4/D6
1989 33 PHI NL 151 626 561 65 161 25 6 2 37 10 7 54 63 .287 .352 .364 .715 106 204 9 3 6 2 2 *4
1990 34 TOT NL 146 607 547 48 143 26 3 5 60 7 1 50 58 .261 .324 .347 .672 86 190 11 2 6 2 4 *4
1990 34 PHI NL 119 493 447 39 118 21 3 4 50 7 1 36 47 .264 .320 .351 .672 86 157 10 2 6 2 4 *4
1990 34 NYM NL 27 114 100 9 25 5 0 1 10 0 0 14 11 .250 .342 .330 .672 87 33 1 0 0 0 0 4
1991 35 TOT NL 102 264 215 23 45 8 1 1 21 9 2 45 28 .209 .344 .270 .613 77 58 4 0 2 2 5 4/58
1991 35 NYM NL 70 191 155 17 30 7 0 1 14 7 2 32 21 .194 .328 .258 .586 68 40 1 0 2 2 4 4/8
1991 35 SFG NL 32 73 60 6 15 1 1 0 7 2 0 13 7 .250 .384 .300 .684 99 18 3 0 0 0 1 4/5
13 Seasons 1514 6111 5349 676 1450 254 41 28 574 188 64 627 584 .271 .347 .350 .696 95 1870 100 22 60 53 47
162 Game Avg. 162 654 572 72 155 27 4 3 61 20 7 67 62 .271 .347 .350 .696 95 200 11 2 6 6 5
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
STL (10 yrs) 1029 4269 3722 498 1021 179 31 19 435 152 51 438 388 .274 .349 .354 .704 96 1319 67 17 45 47 35
NYM (2 yrs) 97 305 255 26 55 12 0 2 24 7 2 46 32 .216 .333 .286 .620 76 73 2 0 2 2 4
PHI (2 yrs) 270 1119 1008 104 279 46 9 6 87 17 8 90 110 .277 .338 .358 .696 97 361 19 5 12 4 6
MIN (1 yr) 86 345 304 42 80 16 0 1 21 10 3 40 47 .263 .349 .326 .674 89 99 9 0 1 0 1
SFG (1 yr) 32 73 60 6 15 1 1 0 7 2 0 13 7 .250 .384 .300 .684 99 18 3 0 0 0 1
NL (13 yrs) 1428 5766 5045 634 1370 238 41 27 553 178 61 587 537 .272 .347 .351 .698 95 1771 91 22 59 53 46
AL (1 yr) 86 345 304 42 80 16 0 1 21 10 3 40 47 .263 .349 .326 .674 89 99 9 0 1 0 1

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
1982 26 STL NL NLCS ATL W 3 15 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 0 0 1 0 0
1982 26 STL NL WS MIL W 7 30 25 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 .160 .241 .240 .481 6 0 0 1 1 0
1985 29 STL NL NLCS LAD W 6 27 21 2 7 4 0 1 6 1 0 5 2 .333 .444 .667 1.111 14 0 0 0 1 1
1985 29 STL NL WS KCR L 7 28 26 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 .214 .231 .445 6 0 0 0 0 1
1987 31 STL NL NLCS SFG W 7 29 27 0 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 .222 .214 .222 .437 6 3 0 1 1 0
1987 31 STL NL WS MIN L 7 30 28 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 .250 .300 .357 .657 10 1 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons (6 Series) 37 159 140 9 31 9 0 2 15 2 1 13 12 .221 .282 .329 .611 46 4 0 3 3 3
3 NLCS 16 71 61 3 16 5 0 1 9 2 0 6 5 .262 .319 .393 .712 24 3 0 2 2 1
3 WS 21 88 79 6 15 4 0 1 6 0 1 7 7 .190 .253 .278 .531 22 1 0 1 1 2

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1985 (2B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1981 NL (22, 2%)
1985 NL (5, 35%)
0.37 Career Shares (519th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1985 NL  .302 (9th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1985 NL  .379 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1985 NL  159 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1981 NL  411 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1981 NL  462 (6th)
1985 NL  696 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1985 NL  97 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1985 NL  180 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1985 NL  38 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1981 NL  9 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1985 NL  110 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1985 NL  80 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1981 NL  23 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1984 NL  125 (10th)
1985 NL  131 (6th)
1989 NL  128 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1985 NL  107 (8th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1985 NL  262 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1985 NL  .690 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1986 NL  5 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1984 NL  10 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1985 NL  13 (1st)
1987 NL  12 (1st)

AB per SO s c a p y
1984 NL  10. (8th)
1985 NL  10.8 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1981 NL  328 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (913), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 22 (741), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (853), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. George Cutshaw (927)
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  9. Dave Cash (924)
  10. Bucky Harris (922) *
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Transactions

August 22, 1974: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

April 22, 1988: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Minnesota Twins for Tom Brunansky.

October 24, 1988: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Eric Bullock and Tom Nieto to the Philadelphia Phillies for Shane Rawley and cash.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 30, 1990: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Mets for Rocky Elli (minors) and Nikco Riesgo.

August 5, 1991: Released by the New York Mets.

August 15, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 6, 1991: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985St. Louis Cardinals$560,000
1986St. Louis Cardinals$750,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$925,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$875,000
1989Philadelphia Phillies$825,000
1990Philadelphia Phillies$825,000
1991New York Mets$1,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,160,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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