Babe Herman
1925–1945 · bats L / throws L · ASC, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates, WHK
1,553G
.324AVG
.383OBP
.532SLG
More career statistics
1,818H
181HR
997RBI
94SB
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 5,603 | 5,604 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 93 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,818 | 1,819 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 553 | 555 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,226 | 6,230 |
| Batting · RBI | 997 | 996 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 94 | 97 |
| Batting · Walks | 520 | 522 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,553 | 6,226 | 5,603 | 882 | 1,818 | 399 | 110 | 181 | 997 | 520 | 553 | 94 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2,980 | .324 | .383 | .532 | .915 |
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 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1931-05-18 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1933-07-20 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1931-05-18 | 1 in 694 games | 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 | – | – |