Mike Hershberger
Norman Michael Hershberger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 9, 1939 in Massillon, OH
High School: Massillon (Massillon, OH)
School: University of Cincinnati
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1961
Final Game: September 17, 1971
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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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 CHW AL 21 OF 13 13 116.2 31 29 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -1.0 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 1 2.39 2.38 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 CHW AL 21 CF 9 9 80.2 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 1.0 14.9 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1 2.79 2.78 .980 2.59 2.24
1961 CHW AL 21 RF 3 3 27.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -44.4 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 1.33 1.33 .975 2.07 1.73
1961 CHW AL 21 LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.00 1.60
1962 CHW AL 22 OF 135 106 1006.1 247 236 7 4 0 .984 6.1 7.3 4.1 1.1 3.1 2 2.17 1.80 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 CHW AL 22 RF 116 82 789.2 176 168 6 2 0 .989 0.8 1.2 -0.2 0.7 -0.8 1 1.98 1.50 .979 2.00 1.71
1962 CHW AL 22 CF 27 23 208.2 70 66 2 2 0 .971 4.8 27.6 3.8 -0.1 3.9 1 2.93 2.52 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 CHW AL 22 LF 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 4.50 4.00 .975 2.02 1.60
1963 CHW AL 23 OF 119 107 1008.1 249 230 13 6 3 .976 3.6 4.3 -1.4 2.0 -3.4 5 2.17 2.04 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 CHW AL 23 RF 76 41 454.2 100 95 4 1 0 .990 5.0 13.2 1.0 3.8 -2.8 4 1.96 1.30 .980 2.01 1.72
1963 CHW AL 23 CF 72 66 550.2 152 139 8 5 3 .967 -0.9 -2.0 -1.9 -1.8 -0.1 1 2.40 2.04 .986 2.58 2.19
1963 CHW AL 23 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -200.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1964 CHW AL 24 OF 134 107 1038.2 245 231 10 4 2 .984 8.7 10.1 5.7 2.0 3.8 3 2.09 1.80 .980 2.04 1.79
1964 CHW AL 24 RF 89 53 541.2 100 91 7 2 1 .980 0.8 1.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 1 1.63 1.10 .984 1.88 1.61
1964 CHW AL 24 CF 64 54 497.0 144 139 3 2 1 .986 7.9 19.1 5.9 2.2 3.7 2 2.57 2.22 .981 2.45 2.13
1965 KCA AL 25 OF 144 131 1177.0 255 238 14 3 7 .988 -1.0 -1.0 -5.0 -2.4 -2.7 4 1.93 1.75 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 KCA AL 25 RF 134 123 1096.0 233 216 14 3 6 .987 -2.3 -2.5 -5.3 -4.3 -1.0 3 1.89 1.72 .978 1.85 1.57
1965 KCA AL 25 CF 9 6 59.0 19 17 2 0 1 1.000 2.2 44.7 1.2 1.7 -0.6 1 2.90 2.11 .979 2.39 2.03
1965 KCA AL 25 LF 5 2 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -49.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 0 2.05 1.00 .980 1.88 1.48
1966 KCA AL 26 OF 143 139 1251.0 306 285 14 7 3 .977 8.6 8.2 9.6 3.6 5.9 -1 2.15 2.09 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 KCA AL 26 RF 129 126 1129.2 277 258 14 5 3 .982 6.6 7.0 7.6 3.7 3.8 -1 2.17 2.11 .979 1.94 1.69
1966 KCA AL 26 LF 12 11 101.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 2.4 28.4 2.4 0.3 2.1 0 2.49 2.33 .979 1.83 1.45
1966 KCA AL 26 CF 3 2 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -24.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.80 1.33 .975 2.52 2.10
1967 KCA AL 27 OF 130 122 1077.1 227 206 17 4 2 .982 2.9 3.2 -4.1 -2.8 -1.4 7 1.86 1.72 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 KCA AL 27 RF 122 115 1010.2 212 193 15 4 2 .981 3.0 3.6 -3.0 -2.4 -0.6 6 1.85 1.70 .981 1.82 1.56
1967 KCA AL 27 LF 9 7 66.2 12 10 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -1.8 -1.1 -0.4 -0.8 1 1.62 1.33 .975 1.88 1.40
1968 OAK AL 28 OF 90 61 606.1 136 128 5 3 0 .978 -1.4 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 0.1 0 1.97 1.48 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 OAK AL 28 LF 71 37 400.0 81 76 3 2 0 .975 -1.5 -4.5 -2.5 -1.7 -0.8 1 1.78 1.11 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 OAK AL 28 RF 27 21 176.1 42 39 2 1 0 .976 0.1 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 -1 2.09 1.52 .976 1.88 1.57
1968 OAK AL 28 CF 5 3 30.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0 2.40 1.60 .988 2.52 2.24
1969 OAK AL 29 OF 35 32 269.0 51 50 0 1 0 .980 -4.6 -20.5 -3.6 -1.6 -2.1 -1 1.67 1.43 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 OAK AL 29 LF 16 13 122.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -1.6 -15.7 -1.6 -0.2 -1.4 0 1.33 1.13 .979 1.99 1.60
1969 OAK AL 29 RF 13 12 95.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -10.1 0.2 -0.4 0.5 -1 1.61 1.31 .971 1.91 1.60
1969 OAK AL 29 CF 8 7 52.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -50.8 -2.2 -1.0 -1.2 0 2.42 1.75 .979 2.49 2.17
1970 MIL AL 30 RF 36 21 203.2 36 33 1 2 0 .944 -2.6 -15.3 -3.6 -3.3 -0.3 1 1.50 0.94 .975 1.98 1.59
1970 MIL AL 30 OF 35 21 203.2 37 34 1 2 0 .946 -2.6 -15.3 -3.6 -3.3 -0.3 1 1.55 1.00 .981 2.14 1.85
1971 CHW AL 31 OF 59 43 412.1 101 96 1 4 0 .960 -5.3 -15.4 -5.3 0.2 -5.5 0 2.12 1.64 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 CHW AL 31 CF 58 41 397.1 102 97 1 4 0 .961 -4.2 -12.7 -4.2 0.2 -4.4 0 2.22 1.69 .983 2.73 2.32
1971 CHW AL 31 RF 2 2 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -88.0 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 0.60 0.50 1.000 2.04 1.70
11 Seasons OF 1037 882 8166.2 1885 1763 84 38 17 .980 14.9 2.2 -6.1 -2.2 -4.1 21 2.04 1.78 .980 2.11 1.84
11 Seasons RF 747 599 5539.1 1198 1115 63 20 12 .983 8.5 1.8 -4.5 -1.9 -2.6 13 1.91 1.58 .979 1.91 1.63
9 Seasons CF 255 211 1895.1 538 507 18 13 5 .976 8.2 5.2 2.2 1.0 1.1 6 2.49 2.06 .983 2.57 2.20
8 Seasons LF 116 72 732.0 153 144 5 4 0 .974 -1.8 -3.0 -3.8 -1.3 -2.6 2 1.83 1.28 .978 1.88 1.47
11 Seasons TOT 1037 882 8166.2 1885 1763 84 38 17 .980 14.9 2.2 -6.1 -2.2 -4.1 21 2.04 1.78 .960 2.11 1.84
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof 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
1961 CHW AL 21 15 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3 13 2 0
1962 CHW AL 22 148 106 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 116 135 15 7
1963 CHW AL 23 135 107 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 76 119 18 1
1964 CHW AL 24 141 107 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 89 134 11 6
1965 KCA AL 25 150 131 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 134 144 10 0
1966 KCA AL 26 146 139 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 129 143 6 0
1967 KCA AL 27 142 122 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 122 130 16 1
1968 OAK AL 28 99 61 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 5 27 90 16 2
1969 OAK AL 29 51 32 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 13 35 17 1
1970 MIL AL 30 49 21 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 35 18 6
1971 CHW AL 31 74 43 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 2 59 22 2
11 Seasons 1150 882 1150 1150 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 255 747 1037 151 26
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 -- RF*

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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%
1961 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 118 63% 81% 24% 5 80%
1962 CHW AL 22 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 3 1 2 29 14 0 14 5 1 5 1 1 6 1 0 7 6 0 61 27 44.3% 32 2 3.3% 4 3440 61% 78% 26% 309 56%
1963 CHW AL 23 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 16 10 0 7 0 1 1 0 1 6 4 0 9 8 0 39 22 56.4% 15 2 5.1% 2 1909 63% 78% 27% 161 61%
1964 CHW AL 24 2 0 2 0 1 7 0 2 1 2 22 11 0 12 2 2 4 3 0 5 1 0 7 4 1 50 21 42.0% 26 3 6.0% 4 2237 60% 77% 26% 184 53%
1965 KCA AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 14 0 2 3 3 21 14 0 16 2 1 9 6 0 20 5 2 24 20 0 90 47 52.2% 40 3 3.3% 11 4925 55% 77% 27% 327 67%
1966 KCA AL 26 5 0 5 0 0 14 0 3 3 3 30 11 0 32 8 2 14 9 0 16 2 0 20 14 1 112 44 39.3% 65 3 2.7% 11 4974 57% 76% 27% 437 61%
1967 KCA AL 27 4 0 4 0 1 15 1 6 6 3 29 10 3 21 2 3 5 2 0 6 2 1 23 15 1 84 31 36.9% 45 8 9.5% 7 4388 57% 74% 27% 320 65%
1968 OAK AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 3 25.0% 8 1 8.3% 1 721 53% 76% 25% 68 60%
1969 OAK AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 393 53% 77% 28% 36 47%
1970 MIL AL 30 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 9 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 10 47.6% 11 0 0.0% 1 926 55% 76% 28% 86 40%
1971 CHW AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 73 58% 82% 18% 6 17%
11 Seasons 20 0 20 0 4 63 1 20 14 16 163 77 3 114 22 10 46 25 3 61 15 3 94 69 3 478 208 43.5% 248 22 4.6% 41 24104 58% 77% 27% 1939 60%
MLB Averages 41.8% 3.1% 62% 77% 26% 53%

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%
1961 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2 20.0% 7 1 10.0% 1 353 72% 75% 27% 50 50%
1962 CHW AL 22 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 7 0 1 3 2 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 19 7 36.8% 10 2 10.5% 0 920 61% 75% 27% 110 62%
1963 CHW AL 23 5 0 5 0 2 8 0 3 2 0 17 9 0 20 1 0 2 2 0 12 3 0 18 14 2 69 29 42.0% 38 2 2.9% 6 2327 63% 77% 26% 228 63%
1964 CHW AL 24 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 31 20 0 18 5 0 3 0 0 7 3 0 10 7 1 69 35 50.7% 33 1 1.4% 2 2091 63% 77% 27% 286 49%
1965 KCA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 2 255 47% 76% 35% 26 69%
1966 KCA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 88 60% 77% 19% 6 67%
1968 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 131 38% 76% 26% 8 100%
1969 OAK AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 244 60% 78% 18% 23 61%
1971 CHW AL 31 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 13 0 19 1 0 4 2 0 6 1 0 3 3 0 48 20 41.7% 28 0 0.0% 1 1727 62% 77% 24% 198 50%
9 Seasons 13 0 11 2 2 18 0 6 5 3 70 45 1 76 8 2 14 7 0 32 9 0 36 29 3 228 98 43.0% 124 6 2.6% 12 8136 62% 77% 26% 935 56%
MLB Averages 40.6% 2.0% 62% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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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%
1961 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 38 45% 84% 24% 3 100%
1962 CHW AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 46 50% 87% 20% 4 100%
1963 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 21 76% 76% 5% 3 0%
1965 KCA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 114 61% 70% 18% 5 100%
1966 KCA AL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 417 42% 77% 30% 39 72%
1967 KCA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 2 288 69% 78% 32% 30 40%
1968 OAK AL 28 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 11 8 1 9 1 0 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 30 15 50.0% 13 2 6.7% 1 1766 52% 74% 25% 160 49%
1969 OAK AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 12 8 66.7% 4 0 0.0% 0 523 55% 77% 24% 46 39%
8 Seasons 4 0 4 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 21 17 1 15 3 0 12 8 1 6 0 0 8 5 0 62 33 53.2% 27 2 3.2% 3 3213 53% 76% 26% 290 51%
MLB Averages 57.2% 2.5% 62% 77% 26% 47%

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