Billy Herman
1931–1947 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,922G
.304AVG
.367OBP
.407SLG
2,345H
47HR
848RBI
67SB
6Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,922 | 8,638 | 7,706 | 1,164 | 2,345 | 487 | 82 | 47 | 848 | 735 | 430 | 67 | 71 | 26 | 5 | 3,137 | .304 | .367 | .407 | .774 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1934-04-25 to 1934-06-03
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1936-04-14 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1943-07-10 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1940-07-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 985 | 4343 | 1187 | 22 | 438 | 387 | 204 | .308 | .362 | .411 |
| Away | 937 | 4295 | 1158 | 25 | 410 | 348 | 226 | .300 | .351 | .404 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 155 | 704 | 198 | 3 | 67 | 53 | 40 | .312 | .357 | .424 |
| May | 318 | 1444 | 368 | 6 | 149 | 153 | 74 | .293 | .361 | .399 |
| June | 359 | 1638 | 424 | 10 | 152 | 147 | 84 | .289 | .349 | .388 |
| July | 369 | 1656 | 460 | 9 | 165 | 125 | 82 | .309 | .353 | .408 |
| August | 371 | 1655 | 474 | 12 | 169 | 128 | 75 | .319 | .364 | .423 |
| September | 339 | 1498 | 406 | 7 | 139 | 127 | 73 | .305 | .356 | .407 |
| October | 11 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .375 | .395 | .475 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 280 | 1255 | 352 | 5 | 129 | 122 | 53 | .316 | .378 | .408 |
| cincinnati-reds | 276 | 1235 | 325 | 3 | 128 | 79 | 69 | .290 | .327 | .395 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 274 | 1263 | 356 | 10 | 126 | 110 | 65 | .316 | .369 | .444 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 272 | 1215 | 330 | 7 | 105 | 113 | 65 | .308 | .365 | .413 |
| boston-braves | 266 | 1205 | 316 | 3 | 112 | 87 | 54 | .293 | .334 | .366 |
| new-york-giants | 263 | 1177 | 327 | 11 | 117 | 114 | 77 | .314 | .375 | .410 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 204 | 914 | 244 | 6 | 82 | 79 | 30 | .300 | .353 | .425 |
| chicago-cubs | 87 | 374 | 95 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 17 | .281 | .337 | .379 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Chicago Cubs | 25 | 98 | 32 | – | 17 | 2 | .327 | – | – |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 656 | 206 | 1 | 52 | 14 | .314 | – | – |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 619 | 173 | – | 45 | 6 | .279 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 456 | 138 | 3 | 42 | 6 | .303 | – | – |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 666 | 227 | 7 | 85 | 6 | .341 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 632 | 211 | 5 | 94 | 5 | .334 | – | – |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 564 | 189 | 8 | 65 | 2 | .335 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 624 | 173 | 1 | 55 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 622 | 191 | 7 | 70 | 9 | .307 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 558 | 163 | 5 | 58 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 144 | 572 | 163 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 155 | 571 | 146 | 2 | 65 | 6 | .256 | – | – |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 585 | 193 | 2 | 101 | 3 | .330 | – | – |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves | 122 | 436 | 130 | 3 | 51 | 3 | .298 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 47 | 10 | – | 7 | – | .213 | – | – |