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Ron Herbel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 16, 1938 in Denver, CO us

Died: January 20, 2000 in Tacoma, WA

Buried: Mountain View Memorial Park, Tacoma, WA

High School: Brighton HS (Brighton, CO)

School: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)

Debut: September 10, 1963 (Age 25-237d, 12,174th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1971 (Age 33-246d)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Ronald Samuel Herbel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

3.82

331

894.1

447

WHIP

1.375

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
1958	20	SFG-min	C	12	5	.706	4.35	19	18		5	0		124.0	117	79	60	7	104		120	4	0	5				1.782	8.5	0.5	7.5	8.7	1.15	FRE CALL
1959	21	SFG-min	B,A	5	15	.250	4.30	29	21		3	1		132.0	102	86	63	6	119		111	2	2	6				1.674	7.0	0.4	8.1	7.6	0.93	EUG,SPF NORW,EL
1960	22	SFG-min	AA	15	4	.789	3.50	35	31		9	1		216.0	184	97	84	9	132	8	159	4	0	11				1.463	7.7	0.4	5.5	6.6	1.20	RGV TL
1961	23	SFG-min	AAA	16	5	.762	3.57	29	28		9	1		184.0	169	86	73	11	86	10	114	2	2	3				1.386	8.3	0.5	4.2	5.6	1.33	TAC PCL
1962	24	SFG-min	AAA	8	14	.364	3.47	34	30		7	2		184.0	184	93	71	17	41	4	117	3	0	3				1.223	9.0	0.8	2.0	5.7	2.85	TAC PCL
1963	25	SFG-min	AAA	13	18	.419	3.17	35	32		17	1		230.0	209	103	81	14	60	15	144	5	0	8				1.170	8.2	0.5	2.3	5.6	2.40	TAC PCL
1963	25	SFG	NL	0	0		6.75	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	64	3.23	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1964	26	SFG	NL	9	9	.500	3.07	40	22	8	7	2	1	161.0	162	65	55	7	61	9	98	3	0	7	698	115	3.15	1.385	9.1	0.4	3.4	5.5	1.61
1965	27	SFG	NL	12	9	.571	3.85	47	21	10	1	0	1	170.2	172	80	73	16	47	7	106	3	0	5	718	94	3.37	1.283	9.1	0.8	2.5	5.6	2.26
1966	28	SFG	NL	4	5	.444	4.16	32	18	3	0	0	1	129.2	149	70	60	15	39	9	55	2	1	8	562	89	4.16	1.450	10.3	1.0	2.7	3.8	1.41
1967	29	SFG	NL	4	5	.444	3.08	42	11	10	1	1	1	125.2	125	54	43	10	35	10	52	2	0	3	516	109	3.63	1.273	9.0	0.7	2.5	3.7	1.49
1968	30	SFG	NL	0	0		3.35	28	2	8	0	0	0	43.0	55	26	16	5	15	8	18	1	0	3	196	90	4.18	1.628	11.5	1.0	3.1	3.8	1.20
1969	31	SFG	NL	4	1	.800	4.02	39	4	13	2	0	1	87.1	92	43	39	7	23	5	34	1	1	3	369	88	3.60	1.317	9.5	0.7	2.4	3.5	1.48
1970	32	TOT	NL	9	7	.563	4.57	76	1	38	0	0	10	124.0	128	72	63	15	41	6	61	4	3	4	535	88	4.32	1.363	9.3	1.1	3.0	4.4	1.49
1970	32	SDP	NL	7	5	.583	4.95	64	1	31	0	0	9	111.0	114	69	61	14	39	5	53	4	3	4	481	81	4.49	1.378	9.2	1.1	3.2	4.3	1.36
1970	32	NYM	NL	2	2	.500	1.38	12	0	7	0	0	1	13.0	14	3	2	1	2	1	8	0	0	0	54	298	2.87	1.231	9.7	0.7	1.4	5.5	4.00
1971	33	ATL	NL	0	1	.000	5.23	25	0	9	0	0	1	51.2	61	31	30	6	23	1	22	4	0	6	236	72	4.68	1.626	10.6	1.0	4.0	3.8	0.96
1972	34	MIN-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.41	38	20		3	1	0	151.0	180	86	74	11	45	4	68	4	0	8				1.490	10.7	0.7	2.7	4.1	1.51	TAC PCL
9 Yrs				42	37	.532	3.82	331	79	100	11	3	16	894.1	945	442	380	81	285	55	447	20	5	40	3836	94	3.75	1.375	9.5	0.8	2.9	4.5	1.57
162 Game Avg.				7	6	.532	3.82	55	13	17	2	0	3	148	157	73	63	13	47	9	74	3	1	7	636	94	3.75	1.375	9.5	0.8	2.9	4.5	1.57

SFG (7 yrs)				33	29	.532	3.59	230	78	53	11	3	5	718.2	756	339	287	60	221	48	364	12	2	30	3065	98	3.58	1.359	9.5	0.8	2.8	4.6	1.65
NYM (1 yr)				2	2	.500	1.38	12	0	7	0	0	1	13.0	14	3	2	1	2	1	8	0	0	0	54	298	2.87	1.231	9.7	0.7	1.4	5.5	4.00
ATL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.23	25	0	9	0	0	1	51.2	61	31	30	6	23	1	22	4	0	6	236	72	4.68	1.626	10.6	1.0	4.0	3.8	0.96
SDP (1 yr)				7	5	.583	4.95	64	1	31	0	0	9	111.0	114	69	61	14	39	5	53	4	3	4	481	81	4.49	1.378	9.2	1.1	3.2	4.3	1.36