Whitey Herzog Stats

Whitey Herzog was born on Monday, November 9, 1931, in New Athens, Illinois. Herzog was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Whitey Herzog baseball stats page.

"We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax." - Texas Rangers Manager Whitey Herzog (1973)

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Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog Autograph on a 1989 Topps (#654)

Whitey Herzog Autograph on a 1989 Topps (#654)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
Nickname:   The White Rat or Whitey
Born On:   11-09-1931
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New Athens, Illinois
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   182
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 Senators 117 421 49 103 13 7 4 0 35 35 0 74 8 1 0 5 .245 .302 .337
1957 Senators 36 78 7 13 3 0 0 0 4 13 0 12 0 0 2 0 .167 .301 .205
1958 Senators 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1958 Athletics 88 96 11 23 1 2 0 0 9 16 1 21 0 1 0 0 .240 .345 .292
1959 Athletics 38 123 25 36 7 1 1 0 9 34 0 23 1 0 0 2 .293 .446 .390
1960 Athletics 83 252 43 67 10 2 8 0 38 40 2 32 1 2 0 6 .266 .364 .417
1961 Orioles 113 323 39 94 11 6 5 0 35 50 1 41 2 1 1 6 .291 .387 .409
1962 Orioles 99 263 34 70 13 1 7 0 35 41 1 36 3 2 3 6 .266 .369 .403
1963 Tigers 52 53 5 8 2 1 0 0 7 11 3 17 0 1 1 0 .151 .303 .226
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 634 1,614 213 414 60 20 25 0 172 241 8 261 15 8 7 25 .257 .354 .365
Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1956 Senators 1B 5 - - 37 7.4 35 34 1 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1956 Senators OF 103 - - 254 2.5 249 240 9 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1957 Senators OF 28 - - 54 1.9 53 53 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1958 Senators OF 7 - - 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 1B 22 - - 119 5.4 117 111 6 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1958 Athletics OF 37 - - 31 0.8 30 30 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1959 Athletics 1B 1 - - 10 10.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Athletics OF 34 - - 82 2.4 79 77 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1960 Athletics 1B 2 - - 13 6.5 11 9 2 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
1960 Athletics OF 69 - - 134 1.9 132 128 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1961 Orioles OF 98 - - 145 1.5 145 143 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Orioles OF 70 - - 139 2.0 136 132 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1963 Tigers 1B 7 - - 42 6.0 41 40 1 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1963 Tigers OF 4 - - 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 450 0 0 848 1.9 833 812 21 15 2 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
1B Totals 37 0 0 221 6.0 214 204 10 7 16 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
8 Years 487 - - 1,069 2.2 1,047 1,016 31 22 18 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Senators 8 5 .615 - - n/a 105.3 5.7 12.0 - - -
1957 Senators 1 2 .333 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 19.5 - - -
1958 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Athletics 0 3 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.6 10.7 - - -
1959 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 123.0 5.3 13.7 - - -
1960 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 31.5 7.9 6.6 - - -
1961 Orioles 1 4 .200 - - n/a 64.6 7.9 9.2 - - -
1962 Orioles 2 3 .400 - - n/a 37.6 7.3 7.5 - - -
1963 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 7.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 13 18 .419 - - n/a 64.6 6.2 9.4 - - -
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Whitey Herzog Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1957 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Washington Senators 30 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1959 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1960 Kansas City Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 6, 27 Undetermined - -
1962 Baltimore Orioles 6 Undetermined - -
1963 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -


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