Babe Herman
1925–1945 · bats L / throws L · ASC, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates, WHK
1,553G
.325AVG
.380OBP
.532SLG
1,819H
181HR
996RBI
97SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,553 | 6,230 | 5,604 | 882 | 1,819 | 399 | 110 | 181 | 996 | 522 | 555 | 97 | 93 | 11 | 51 | 2,981 | .325 | .380 | .532 | .912 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1931-09-20 to 1932-05-03
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1931-05-18 | 1 in 693 games |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1933-07-20 | 1 in 321 games |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1930-04-29 | 1 in 6,468 player-games |
Rare feats (4)
Rarest: The Cycle, 61 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1931-05-18 | The Cycle | 1 in 693 | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 1931-07-24 | The Cycle | 1 in 693 | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 1933-09-30 | The Cycle | 1 in 693 | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 1933-07-20 | Three-Homer Game | 1 in 321 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 777 | 3075 | 901 | 92 | 492 | 264 | 287 | .326 | .379 | .532 |
| Away | 776 | 3155 | 918 | 89 | 504 | 258 | 268 | .324 | .373 | .532 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 136 | 570 | 161 | 18 | 87 | 36 | 60 | .304 | .346 | .516 |
| May | 274 | 1092 | 326 | 28 | 166 | 88 | 93 | .330 | .379 | .519 |
| June | 267 | 1122 | 344 | 35 | 200 | 85 | 88 | .339 | .382 | .558 |
| July | 321 | 1314 | 395 | 38 | 205 | 111 | 115 | .334 | .385 | .556 |
| August | 293 | 1114 | 296 | 32 | 190 | 107 | 116 | .301 | .362 | .494 |
| September | 258 | 1002 | 297 | 30 | 148 | 94 | 80 | .333 | .390 | .545 |
| October | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .062 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 234 | 961 | 253 | 32 | 143 | 79 | 118 | .292 | .345 | .502 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 223 | 898 | 250 | 30 | 151 | 84 | 68 | .312 | .372 | .549 |
| new-york-giants | 212 | 830 | 233 | 22 | 126 | 61 | 78 | .310 | .354 | .499 |
| boston-braves | 210 | 836 | 246 | 18 | 119 | 69 | 62 | .329 | .377 | .508 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 204 | 859 | 285 | 35 | 178 | 81 | 63 | .372 | .426 | .613 |
| chicago-cubs | 187 | 768 | 224 | 20 | 112 | 76 | 63 | .328 | .391 | .534 |
| cincinnati-reds | 180 | 713 | 221 | 12 | 100 | 38 | 58 | .334 | .363 | .510 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 86 | 342 | 101 | 12 | 64 | 33 | 39 | .330 | .392 | .559 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 137 | 496 | 158 | 11 | 82 | 9 | .319 | – | – |
| 1927 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 130 | 412 | 112 | 14 | 71 | 4 | .272 | – | – |
| 1928 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 134 | 486 | 165 | 12 | 91 | 2 | .340 | – | – |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 146 | 569 | 218 | 21 | 111 | 21 | .383 | – | – |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 614 | 241 | 35 | 130 | 18 | .393 | – | – |
| 1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 151 | 610 | 191 | 18 | 96 | 17 | .313 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 577 | 188 | 16 | 89 | 7 | .326 | – | – |
| 1933 |  Chicago Cubs | 137 | 508 | 147 | 16 | 93 | 7 | .289 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 125 | 467 | 142 | 14 | 84 | 1 | .304 | – | – |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates | 118 | 430 | 136 | 10 | 65 | 5 | .316 | – | – |
| 1936 | Cincinnati Reds | 120 | 381 | 106 | 13 | 72 | 4 | .278 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Detroit Tigers | 17 | 20 | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 9 | – | .265 | – | – |