Ray Herbert

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 15, 1929 in Detroit, MI us

High School: Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI)

Debut: August 27, 1950 (Age 20-255d, 8,317th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 8.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 17, 1966 (Age 36-276d)
vs. HOU 3.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Raymond Ernest Herbert

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.9

W

104

L

107

ERA

4.01

G

407

GS

236

SV

IP

1881.1

SO

864

WHIP

1.367

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	19	DET-min	AAA	6	17	.261	5.80	35			6	1		163.0	184	126	105		120		76	3	3	3				1.865	10.2		6.6	4.2	0.63	TOL AA
1950	20	DET-min	AAA	11	12	.478	3.69	30	24		12	2		188.0	174	103	77		106		90	3	0	6				1.489	8.3		5.1	4.3	0.85	TOL AA
1950	20	DET	AL	1	2	.333	3.63	8	3	3	1	0	1	22.1	20	11	9	1	12		5	0	0	0	96	131	4.33	1.433	8.1	0.4	4.8	2.0	0.42
1951	21	DET	AL	4	0	1.000	1.42	5	0	4	0	0	0	12.2	8	2	2	0	9		9	0	0	3	51	301	3.19	1.342	5.7	0.0	6.4	6.4	1.00
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	DET	AL	4	6	.400	5.24	43	3	22	0	0	6	87.2	109	58	51	5	46		37	0	0	6	406	77	4.06	1.768	11.2	0.5	4.7	3.8	0.80
1954	24	DET	AL	3	6	.333	5.87	42	4	15	0	0	0	84.1	114	64	55	6	50		44	2	0	3	402	64	4.13	1.945	12.2	0.6	5.3	4.7	0.88
1955	25	KCA	AL	1	8	.111	6.26	23	11	4	2	0	0	87.2	99	65	61	10	40	9	30	1	0	4	396	67	4.57	1.586	10.2	1.0	4.1	3.1	0.75

1956	26	KCA-min	AAA	9	9	.500	4.44	26	26		9	1		152.0	168	95	75	11	60		70	4	1	6				1.500	9.9	0.7	3.6	4.1	1.17	CLB IL
1957	27	KCA-min	AAA	13	8	.619	3.52	38	19		8	3		161.0	145	72	63	9	55		86	3	0	2				1.242	8.1	0.5	3.1	4.8	1.56	BFL IL
1958	28	KCA	AL	8	8	.500	3.50	42	16	8	5	0	3	175.0	161	76	68	20	55	3	108	4	0	4	720	112	3.74	1.234	8.3	1.0	2.8	5.6	1.96
1959	29	KCA	AL	11	11	.500	4.85	37	26	3	10	2	1	183.2	196	108	99	24	62	4	99	1	0	2	795	83	4.19	1.405	9.6	1.2	3.0	4.9	1.60
1960	30	KCA	AL	14	15	.483	3.28	37	33	3	14	0	1	252.2	256	106	92	17	72	6	122	7	0	2	1063	122	3.37	1.298	9.1	0.6	2.6	4.3	1.69
1961	31	TOT	AL	12	12	.500	4.55	34	32	1	5	0	0	221.1	245	125	112	25	66	3	84	2	2	1	967	88	4.21	1.405	10.0	1.0	2.7	3.4	1.27
1961	31	KCA	AL	3	6	.333	5.38	13	12	0	1	0	0	83.2	103	56	50	10	30	1	34	2	1	0	381	77	4.46	1.590	11.1	1.1	3.2	3.7	1.13
1961	31	CHW	AL	9	6	.600	4.05	21	20	1	4	0	0	137.2	142	69	62	15	36	2	50	0	1	1	586	97	4.05	1.293	9.3	1.0	2.4	3.3	1.39
1962	32	CHW	AL	20	9	.690	3.27	35	35	0	12	2	0	236.2	228	90	86	13	74	4	115	1	0	4	984	120	3.31	1.276	8.7	0.5	2.8	4.4	1.55	AS,MVP-29
1963	33	CHW	AL	13	10	.565	3.24	33	33	0	14	7	0	224.2	230	86	81	12	35	5	105	2	0	2	915	108	2.73	1.180	9.2	0.5	1.4	4.2	3.00
1964	34	CHW	AL	6	7	.462	3.47	20	19	0	1	1	0	111.2	117	50	43	14	17	2	40	2	0	2	455	100	4.03	1.200	9.4	1.1	1.4	3.2	2.35
1965	35	PHI	NL	5	8	.385	3.86	25	19	2	4	1	1	130.2	162	60	56	13	19	2	51	1	0	4	550	89	3.49	1.385	11.2	0.9	1.3	3.5	2.68
1966	36	PHI	NL	2	5	.286	4.29	23	2	9	0	0	2	50.1	55	26	24	7	14	2	15	1	0	1	210	85	4.66	1.371	9.8	1.3	2.5	2.7	1.07
14 Yrs				104	107	.493	4.01	407	236	74	68	13	15	1881.1	2000	927	839	167	571	40	864	24	2	38	8010	96	3.71	1.367	9.6	0.8	2.7	4.1	1.51
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.493	4.01	43	25	8	7	1	2	199	212	98	89	18	60	4	91	3	0	4	847	96	3.71	1.367	9.6	0.8	2.7	4.1	1.51

KCA (5 yrs)				37	48	.435	4.25	152	98	18	32	2	5	782.2	815	411	370	81	259	23	393	15	1	12	3355	95	3.90	1.372	9.4	0.9	3.0	4.5	1.52
DET (4 yrs)				12	14	.462	5.09	98	10	44	1	0	7	207.0	251	135	117	12	117		95	2	0	12	955	79	4.07	1.778	10.9	0.5	5.1	4.1	0.81
CHW (4 yrs)				48	32	.600	3.44	109	107	1	31	10	0	710.2	717	295	272	54	162	13	310	5	1	9	2940	108	3.38	1.237	9.1	0.7	2.1	3.9	1.91
PHI (2 yrs)				7	13	.350	3.98	48	21	11	4	1	3	181.0	217	86	80	20	33	4	66	2	0	5	760	88	3.81	1.381	10.8	1.0	1.6	3.3	2.00

AL (12 yrs)				97	94	.508	4.02	359	215	63	64	12	12	1700.1	1783	841	759	147	538	36	798	22	2	33	7250	97	3.70	1.365	9.4	0.8	2.8	4.2	1.48
NL (2 yrs)				7	13	.350	3.98	48	21	11	4	1	3	181.0	217	86	80	20	33	4	66	2	0	5	760	88	3.81	1.381	10.8	1.0	1.6	3.3	2.00

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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