Keith Hernandez
1974–1990 · bats L / throws L · Cleveland Guardians, NLS, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
2,088G
.296AVG
.384OBP
.436SLG
More career statistics
2,182H
162HR
1,071RBI
98SB
8Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,088 | 8,553 | 7,370 | 1,124 | 2,182 | 426 | 60 | 162 | 1,071 | 1,070 | 1,012 | 98 | 63 | 32 | 71 | 3,214 | .296 | .384 | .436 | .820 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1987-08-10 to 1987-08-28
47longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1985-07-04 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1988-04-26 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1986-07-20 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1040 | 4144 | 1063 | 74 | 508 | 527 | 490 | .299 | .384 | .440 |
| Away | 1048 | 4409 | 1119 | 88 | 563 | 543 | 522 | .293 | .377 | .433 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 290 | 1234 | 298 | 26 | 162 | 135 | 131 | .276 | .351 | .423 |
| May | 382 | 1581 | 420 | 23 | 179 | 195 | 186 | .307 | .389 | .432 |
| June | 309 | 1236 | 305 | 28 | 149 | 149 | 156 | .284 | .367 | .429 |
| July | 312 | 1292 | 303 | 24 | 175 | 178 | 138 | .275 | .372 | .411 |
| August | 375 | 1551 | 406 | 26 | 198 | 208 | 183 | .310 | .396 | .450 |
| September | 392 | 1546 | 415 | 32 | 190 | 197 | 200 | .312 | .396 | .452 |
| October | 28 | 113 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 18 | .337 | .381 | .577 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 233 | 964 | 224 | 10 | 96 | 111 | 115 | .266 | .348 | .372 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 232 | 902 | 233 | 17 | 110 | 116 | 105 | .301 | .387 | .463 |
| chicago-cubs | 227 | 917 | 256 | 18 | 128 | 99 | 117 | .318 | .387 | .458 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 211 | 871 | 222 | 15 | 121 | 119 | 104 | .300 | .392 | .441 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 164 | 692 | 190 | 15 | 79 | 83 | 73 | .316 | .395 | .463 |
| san-diego-padres | 157 | 666 | 191 | 17 | 87 | 75 | 73 | .329 | .399 | .478 |
| san-francisco-giants | 153 | 650 | 167 | 7 | 84 | 76 | 115 | .295 | .374 | .406 |
| atlanta-braves | 146 | 611 | 149 | 14 | 89 | 99 | 56 | .296 | .406 | .460 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 34 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 64 | 188 | 47 | 3 | 20 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 129 | 374 | 108 | 7 | 46 | 4 | .289 | – | – |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 560 | 163 | 15 | 91 | 7 | .291 | – | – |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 542 | 138 | 11 | 64 | 13 | .255 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 610 | 210 | 11 | 105 | 11 | .344 | – | – |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 595 | 191 | 16 | 99 | 14 | .321 | – | – |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 103 | 376 | 115 | 8 | 48 | 12 | .306 | – | – |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 160 | 579 | 173 | 7 | 94 | 19 | .299 | – | – |
| 1983 | New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 538 | 160 | 12 | 63 | 9 | .297 | – | – |
| 1984 |  New York Mets | 154 | 550 | 171 | 15 | 94 | 2 | .311 | – | – |
| 1985 | New York Mets | 158 | 593 | 183 | 10 | 91 | 3 | .309 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 149 | 551 | 171 | 13 | 83 | 2 | .310 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 154 | 587 | 170 | 18 | 89 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 95 | 348 | 96 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Mets | 75 | 215 | 50 | 4 | 19 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Cleveland Guardians | 43 | 130 | 26 | 1 | 8 | – | .200 | – | – |