Hersh Martin

Hershel Ray Martin

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 19, 1909 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1937
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Yankees 1937-1945

Final Game: September 23, 1945
Died: November 17, 1980 in Cuba, MO
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Cuba, MO
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1932	22	STL-min	D	33	97	97		23	4	2	2						.237	.237	.381	.619		37					VBG,MRO · CSTL
1933	23	STL-min	B,A	108	420	420		123	16	10	7						.293	.293	.429	.721		180					SPR,SPG · MSVL,WL
1934	24	STL-min	A	137	550	550		158	20	9	5						.287	.287	.384	.671		211					ELM · NYPL
1935	25	STL-min	B	117	460	460		152	23	13	11						.330	.330	.509	.839		234					BMG · IIIL
1936	26	STL-min	A1	150	596	596		177	27	21	6						.297	.297	.443	.740		264					HSN · TL
1937	27	PHI	NL	141	654	579	102	164	35	7	8	49	11		69	66	.283	.362	.409	.771	102	237	6	2	4	*O8/7
1938	28	PHI	NL	120	508	466	58	139	36	6	3	39	8		34	48	.298	.347	.421	.768	110	196	14	1	7	*O8/9	AS,MVP-30
1939	29	PHI	NL	111	442	393	59	111	28	5	1	22	4		42	27	.282	.355	.387	.741	104	152	5	2	5	O89/7
1940	30	SFG-min	AA	89	292	292		82	10	6	10						.281	.281	.459	.740		134					JER · IL
1940	30	PHI	NL	33	96	83	10	21	6	1	0	5	1		9	9	.253	.326	.349	.675	90	29	0	0	4	O8/9

1941	31	SFG-min	AA	140	564	494	70	133	24	2	12	48	3		60	40	.269	.351	.399	.750		197		2	8		JER · IL
1942	32	CHC-min	A1,AA	152	582	582	3	171	39	9	2	5	0				.294	.294	.402	.696		234					TUL,MLW · TL,AA
1943	33	MLW	AA	134	595	492	104	151	28	2	13	66	7		90	38	.307	.416	.451	.867		222	8	2	11		MLW · AA
1944	34	MLW	AA	58	252	218	49	78	8	2	8	56	3		30	9	.358	.438	.523	.961		114	1	1	3		MLW · AA
1944	34	NYY	AL	85	368	328	49	99	12	4	9	47	5	2	34	26	.302	.371	.445	.816	130	146	4	2	4	O7/8
1945	35	NYY	AL	117	479	408	53	109	18	6	7	53	4	1	65	31	.267	.368	.392	.760	117	160	3	0	6	O7/89
1946	36	OLD	AAA	139	533	447	62	114	24	3	10	46	6		77	44	.255	.367	.389	.756		174		2	7		OLD · PCL
1947	37	OLD	AAA	116	351	294	48	106	21	4	4	48	3		52	13	.361	.461	.500	.961		147		3	2		OLD · PCL
1948	38	ABQ	C	132	447	447		190	61	6	18						.425	.425	.709	1.134		317					ABQ · WTNM
1949	39	ABQ	C	129	428	428		161	39	6	12						.376	.376	.579	.956		248					ABQ · WTNM
1950	40	ABQ	C	140	488	488		190	46	10	15						.389	.389	.617	1.006		301					ABQ · WTNM
1951	41	ABQ	C	132	425	425		138	31	5	16						.325	.325	.534	.859		227					ABQ · WTNM
1952	42	PIT-min	D	84	252	252		75	17	1	6						.298	.298	.444	.742		112					BAR · KOML
1953	43	BAL-min	C	86	262	262		76	14	1	8						.290	.290	.443	.733		116					BOR,ABL,PCT · WTNM,PION
1957	47	CHC-min	A	1	1	1		1									1.000	1.000									DMO · WL
6 Yrs				607	2547	2257	331	643	135	29	28	215	33	3	253	207	.285	.359	.408	.766	110	920	32	7	30
162 Game Avg.				162	680	602	88	172	36	8	7	57	9		68	55	.285	.359	.408	.766	110	246	9	2	8

PHI (4 yrs)				405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
NYY (2 yrs)				202	847	736	102	208	30	10	16	100	9	3	99	57	.283	.369	.416	.785	123	306	7	2	10

NL (4 yrs)				405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
AL (2 yrs)				202	847	736	102	208	30	10	16	100	9	3	99	57	.283	.369	.416	.785	123	306	7	2	10

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1937	27	PHI	NL	141	654	3	-1	0	-6	-2	-6	-0.7	19	13	1.1	.496	.496	1.8	-0.9	19	$	*O8/7
1938	28	PHI	NL	120	508	6	-0	0	-7	-1	-3	-0.5	15	12	1.0	.497	.498	1.8	-0.9	19	$	*O8/9	AS,MVP-30
1939	29	PHI	NL	111	442	4	-0	0	2	-2	4	0.3	13	16	1.6	.503	.502	1.4	-0.0	14	$	O89/7
1940	30	PHI	NL	33	96	-1	-0	0	-2	-0	-3	-0.4	3	0	0.0	.489	.498	0.2	-0.3	2	$	O8/9

1944	34	NYY	AL	85	368	12	0	0	1	-4	10	1.1	8	18	1.9	.513	.507	1.8	-0.3	17	$	O7/8
1945	35	NYY	AL	117	479	10	1	0	3	-5	9	1.0	10	19	2.0	.509	.506	1.6	-0.2	16	$	O7/89
6 Seasons				607	2547	33	-0	0	-9	-14	10	0.8	67	78	7.6	.502	.501	8.6	-2.7	87	$

PHI (4 yrs)				405	1700	11	-2	0	-13	-5	-9	-1.3	50	41	3.7	.498	.499	5.2	-2.1	54	$
NYY (2 yrs)				202	847	22	1	0	4	-8	19	2.1	18	37	3.9	.511	.507	3.4	-0.6	33	$

Advanced Batting

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
1937	27	PHI	NL	654	425	85	5.3	108	.309	.283	.289	.362	.352	.409	.411	.771	.763	102	.577	3.3	0.3	.758	.264	.126	9.3
1938	28	PHI	NL	508	348	68	5.2	99	.328	.298	.275	.347	.339	.421	.391	.768	.730	110	.579	6.7	0.7	.701	.212	.122	4.4
1939	29	PHI	NL	442	292	53	4.8	98	.301	.282	.273	.355	.338	.387	.390	.741	.728	104	.527	4.1	0.4	.697	.221	.104	1.6
1940	30	PHI	NL	96	66	9	3.7	94	.284	.253	.266	.326	.330	.349	.382	.675	.712	90	.422	-0.7	-0.1	.629	.217	.096	.0

1944	34	NYY	AL	368	239	54	6.1	94	.307	.302	.271	.371	.339	.445	.371	.816	.710	130	.681	12.4	1.3	.787	.256	.143	6.4
1945	35	NYY	AL	479	309	59	5.1	92	.276	.267	.266	.368	.339	.392	.362	.760	.701	117	.625	10.5	1.1	.752	.292	.125	5.1
6 Yrs				2547	1679	328	5.2	99	.304	.285	.276	.359	.342	.408	.387	.766	.729	110	.589	36.2	3.8	.734	.248	.123	30.3
162 Game Avg.				680	448	88	5.2	99	.304	.285	.276	.359	.342	.408	.387	.766	.729	110	.589	10	1	.734	.248	.123	8

PHI (4 yrs)				1700	1131	215	5.1	102	.311	.286	.279	.354	.343	.404	.398	.757	.741	105	.557	13.4	1.3	.717	.235	.118	16.0
NYY (2 yrs)				847	548	113	5.6	93	.290	.283	.269	.369	.339	.416	.366	.785	.705	123	.652	22.9	2.4	.768	.276	.133	11.5

NL (4 yrs)				1700	1131	215	5.1	102	.311	.286	.279	.354	.343	.404	.398	.757	.741	105	.557	13.4	1.3	.717	.235	.118	16.0
AL (2 yrs)				847	548	113	5.6	93	.290	.283	.269	.369	.339	.416	.366	.785	.705	123	.652	22.9	2.4	.768	.276	.133	11.5

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	PHI	NL	28		DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1937	27	PHI	NL	654	1.2%	10.1%	10.6%	7.7%	31%	0.96	8.8	72.4	11.8	77%
1938	28	PHI	NL	508	0.6%	9.5%	6.7%	8.9%	32%	1.41	9.7	155.3	11.9	82%
1939	29	PHI	NL	442	0.2%	6.1%	9.5%	7.7%	31%	0.64	14.6	393.0	17.9	83%
1940	30	PHI	NL	96	0.0%	9.4%	9.4%	7.3%	33%	1.00	9.2		16.6	77%

1944	34	NYY	AL	368	2.5%	7.1%	9.2%	6.8%	25%	0.76	12.6	36.4	7.0	80%
1945	35	NYY	AL	479	1.5%	6.5%	13.6%	6.5%	28%	0.48	13.2	58.3	7.7	77%
6 Yrs				2547	1.1%	8.1%	9.9%	7.5%	30%	0.82	10.9	80.6	10.5	79%
MLB Averages					1.3%	8.9%	8.8%	6.2%	26%	1.01	10.0	68.0	8.4	79%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1937	27	141	654	579	102	164	35	7	8	49	11		69	66	.283	.362	.409	.771	102	237	6	2	4
1938	28	261	1162	1045	160	303	71	13	11	88	19		103	114	.290	.355	.414	.770	106	433	20	3	11
1939	29	372	1604	1438	219	414	99	18	12	110	23		145	141	.288	.355	.407	.762	105	585	25	5	16
1940	30	405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
1941	31	405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
1942	32	405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
1943	33	405	1700	1521	229	435	105	19	12	115	24		154	150	.286	.354	.404	.757	105	614	25	5	20
1944	34	490	2068	1849	278	534	117	23	21	162	29	2	188	176	.289	.357	.411	.768	109	760	29	7	24
1945	35	607	2547	2257	331	643	135	29	28	215	33	3	253	207	.285	.359	.408	.766	110	920	32	7	30

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1937	27	148	673	599	97	162	35	7	8	47	11	68	69	.270	.347	.392	.739	81	141
1938	28	127	537	493	62	147	38	6	3	41	8	36	51	.298	.347	.418	.765	72	120
1939	29	117	471	418	66	121	31	5	1	25	4	46	28	.289	.363	.395	.757	60	111
1940	30	35	102	88	11	23	7	1	0	6	1	10	9	.261	.337	.364	.700	11	33

1944	34	89	387	345	53	106	13	4	10	51	5	36	27	.307	.376	.455	.831	59	85
1945	35	124	518	439	61	122	20	7	8	61	4	73	33	.278	.381	.410	.791	68	117
6 Yrs		640	2688	2382	350	681	144	30	30	231	33	269	217	.286	.360	.409	.769	351	607
162 Game Avg.		162	680	603	89	172	36	8	8	58	8	68	55	.286	.360	.409	.769	89	607

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 1938	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1938 NL (30, 0%) 0.00 Career Shares (1712th)	At Bats s c a p y 1937 NL 579 (7th)	Plate Appearances s c a p y 1937 NL 654 (7th)
Runs Scored s c a p y 1937 NL 102 (7th)	Doubles s c a p y 1937 NL 35 (8th) 1938 NL 36 (3rd)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1937 NL 69 (7th)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1937 NL 66 (6th)
Stolen Bases s c a p y 1937 NL 11 (8th)	Times On Base s c a p y 1937 NL 235 (10th)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1937 NL 9.3 (8th) 1944 AL 6.4 (8th) 1945 AL 5.1 (10th)	Outs Made s c a p y 1937 NL 425 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 12 (1298), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 8 (1280), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 11 (1505), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Batters

Compare Stats to Similars

Most Similar by Ages

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Timo Perez (971) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Ira Flagstead (972) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jimmy Ripple (964) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Evar Swanson (959) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Kiddo Davis (964) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jake Powell (950) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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