Billy Herman
1931–1947 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,922G
.304AVG
.367OBP
.407SLG
More career statistics
2,345H
47HR
839RBI
67SB
7Rare 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 | 7,707 | 7,706 |
| Batting · Doubles | 486 | 487 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 428 | 430 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,641 | 8,638 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,163 | 1,164 |
| Batting · RBI | 839 | 848 |
| Batting · Walks | 737 | 735 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,922 | 8,641 | 7,707 | 1,163 | 2,345 | 486 | 82 | 47 | 839 | 737 | 428 | 67 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3,136 | .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1940-08-17 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1935-07-21 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1936-04-14 | 1 in 450 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 | – | – |