Buck Herzog
1908–1920 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants
1,495G
.259AVG
.329OBP
.335SLG
More career statistics
1,370H
20HR
445RBI
312SB
9Rare 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 | 5,284 | 5,283 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 53 | 217 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,370 | 1,368 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 120 | 119 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 307 | 331 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,047 | 6,050 |
| Batting · RBI | 445 | 456 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 312 | 321 |
| Batting · Walks | 427 | 435 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,495 | 6,047 | 5,284 | 705 | 1,370 | 191 | 75 | 20 | 445 | 427 | 307 | 312 | 53 | 120 | 0 | 1,771 | .259 | .329 | .335 | .664 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1911-04-25 to 1911-05-17
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1915-09-26 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1918-08-01 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1914-05-02 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 793 | 3130 | 723 | 12 | 257 | 213 | 157 | .264 | .299 | .343 |
| Away | 702 | 2920 | 645 | 8 | 199 | 222 | 174 | .253 | .297 | .327 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 146 | 626 | 121 | 1 | 37 | 55 | 35 | .227 | .281 | .291 |
| May | 241 | 969 | 227 | 9 | 89 | 64 | 40 | .269 | .300 | .376 |
| June | 254 | 1015 | 225 | 4 | 74 | 88 | 57 | .255 | .308 | .341 |
| July | 274 | 1109 | 256 | 2 | 89 | 76 | 63 | .262 | .299 | .323 |
| August | 308 | 1248 | 295 | 3 | 84 | 79 | 66 | .267 | .300 | .340 |
| September | 232 | 925 | 204 | 1 | 66 | 64 | 62 | .254 | .290 | .317 |
| October | 40 | 158 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .290 | .310 | .355 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 222 | 905 | 207 | 7 | 84 | 64 | 41 | .259 | .299 | .355 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 210 | 865 | 214 | 3 | 70 | 64 | 39 | .286 | .321 | .372 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 209 | 844 | 180 | 2 | 45 | 62 | 51 | .242 | .287 | .323 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 206 | 841 | 200 | 0 | 65 | 73 | 66 | .280 | .325 | .335 |
| chicago-cubs | 201 | 809 | 161 | 4 | 50 | 73 | 49 | .234 | .289 | .298 |
| cincinnati-reds | 164 | 651 | 147 | 3 | 56 | 33 | 31 | .257 | .276 | .333 |
| boston-braves | 154 | 603 | 140 | 1 | 51 | 43 | 33 | .262 | .303 | .338 |
| new-york-giants | 129 | 532 | 119 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 21 | .246 | .267 | .313 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  New York Giants | 66 | 160 | 48 | – | 16 | 15 | .300 | – | – |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 42 | 130 | 24 | – | 7 | 10 | .185 | – | – |
| 1910 |  Boston Braves | 106 | 378 | 95 | 3 | 30 | 13 | .251 | – | – |
| 1911 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 148 | 541 | 157 | 6 | 69 | 48 | .290 | – | – |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 140 | 483 | 127 | 2 | 50 | 38 | .263 | – | – |
| 1913 | New York Giants | 96 | 290 | 82 | 3 | 35 | 24 | .283 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 498 | 139 | 1 | 40 | 45 | .279 | – | – |
| 1915 | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 579 | 153 | 1 | 43 | 35 | .264 | – | – |
| 1916 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 156 | 561 | 148 | 1 | 48 | 34 | .264 | – | – |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 114 | 417 | 98 | 2 | 30 | 13 | .235 | – | – |
| 1918 | Boston Braves | 118 | 472 | 108 | – | 24 | 10 | .229 | – | – |
| 1919 | Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs | 125 | 468 | 130 | 1 | 44 | 28 | .278 | – | – |
| 1920 |  Chicago Cubs | 91 | 306 | 59 | – | 20 | 8 | .193 | – | – |