Willard Hershberger
Willard McKee Hershberger (Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 167 lb.

Born: May 28, 1910 in Lemoncove, CA
High School: Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1938
Final Game: August 2, 1940
Died: August 3, 1940 in Boston, MA
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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
1938 28 CIN NL 49 112 105 12 29 3 1 0 12 1 5 6 .276 .315 .324 .639 78 34 1 1 1 2/4
1939 29 CIN NL 63 195 174 23 60 9 2 0 32 1 9 4 .345 .384 .420 .803 115 73 6 2 10 2
1940 30 CIN NL 48 133 123 6 38 4 2 0 26 0 6 6 .309 .351 .374 .725 99 46 5 2 2 2
3 Seasons 160 440 402 41 127 16 5 0 70 2 20 16 .316 .356 .381 .737 101 153 12 5 13
162 Game Avg. 162 446 407 42 129 16 5 0 71 2 20 16 .316 .356 .381 .737 101 155 12 5 13

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1938 28 CIN NL 112 78 11 3.8 96 .293 .276 .271 .315 .335 .324 .386 .639 .720 78 .431 -3.2 -0.3 .532 .105 .048 .0
1939 29 CIN NL 195 130 28 5.7 104 .353 .345 .282 .384 .347 .420 .402 .803 .749 115 .604 3.7 0.4 .708 .132 .075 .0
1940 30 CIN NL 133 92 16 4.7 99 .325 .309 .273 .351 .338 .374 .393 .725 .730 99 .532 -0.3 -0.0 .600 .114 .065
3 Seasons 440 300 55 4.9 101 .329 .316 .276 .356 .341 .381 .395 .737 .736 101 .544 0.2 0.0 .627 .119 .065 .0
162 Game Avg. 446 304 56 4.9 101 .329 .316 .276 .356 .341 .381 .395 .737 .736 101 .544 0 0 .627 .119 .065

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
1939 29 CIN NL WS NYY L 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 28 49 112 105 12 29 3 1 0 12 1 5 6 .276 .315 .324 .639 78 34 1 1 1
1939 29 112 307 279 35 89 12 3 0 44 2 14 10 .319 .358 .384 .742 101 107 7 3 11
1940 30 160 440 402 41 127 16 5 0 70 2 20 16 .316 .356 .381 .737 101 153 12 5 13

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 28 52 119 112 13 32 3 1 0 13 1 6 6 .286 .328 .330 .658 12 49
1939 29 66 193 182 24 62 9 2 0 33 1 9 4 .341 .378 .412 .790 28 63
1940 30 50 137 129 6 40 4 2 0 28 0 6 6 .310 .350 .372 .722 17 48
3 Seasons 168 449 423 43 134 16 5 0 74 2 21 16 .317 .356 .378 .735 57 160
162 Game Avg. 162 433 408 41 129 15 5 0 71 2 20 15 .317 .356 .378 .735 55 160

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1022), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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