Larry Herndon
1974–1988 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,537G
.274AVG
.322OBP
.409SLG
1,334H
107HR
550RBI
92SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,537 | 5,319 | 4,877 | 605 | 1,334 | 186 | 76 | 107 | 550 | 353 | 793 | 92 | 56 | 16 | 38 | 1,993 | .274 | .322 | .409 | .731 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1982-07-26 to 1982-08-10
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1982-05-18 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-06-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1980-07-18 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 765 | 2599 | 649 | 49 | 252 | 194 | 376 | .274 | .324 | .409 |
| Away | 772 | 2720 | 685 | 58 | 298 | 159 | 417 | .273 | .310 | .408 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 207 | 733 | 180 | 11 | 71 | 51 | 112 | .268 | .315 | .406 |
| May | 279 | 1017 | 260 | 19 | 107 | 79 | 156 | .285 | .333 | .422 |
| June | 269 | 918 | 233 | 17 | 83 | 49 | 134 | .272 | .307 | .405 |
| July | 236 | 847 | 212 | 22 | 110 | 46 | 141 | .268 | .305 | .417 |
| August | 259 | 903 | 215 | 19 | 76 | 56 | 137 | .258 | .300 | .387 |
| September | 259 | 821 | 215 | 17 | 93 | 67 | 103 | .291 | .343 | .412 |
| October | 28 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | .260 | .300 | .425 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 81 | 287 | 85 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 38 | .324 | .369 | .458 |
| houston-astros | 80 | 248 | 59 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 39 | .261 | .298 | .354 |
| san-diego-padres | 79 | 247 | 68 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 31 | .294 | .332 | .429 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 76 | 261 | 75 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 40 | .305 | .326 | .394 |
| atlanta-braves | 74 | 243 | 63 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 33 | .284 | .321 | .410 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 71 | 226 | 60 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 34 | .294 | .345 | .402 |
| baltimore-orioles | 70 | 238 | 71 | 13 | 40 | 23 | 26 | .335 | .395 | .594 |
| seattle-mariners | 66 | 237 | 56 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 43 | .260 | .321 | .409 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
| 1976 |  San Francisco Giants | 115 | 337 | 97 | 2 | 23 | 12 | .288 | – | – |
| 1977 | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 109 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .239 | – | – |
| 1978 | San Francisco Giants | 151 | 471 | 122 | 1 | 32 | 13 | .259 | – | – |
| 1979 | San Francisco Giants | 132 | 354 | 91 | 7 | 36 | 8 | .257 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 139 | 493 | 127 | 8 | 49 | 8 | .258 | – | – |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 96 | 364 | 105 | 5 | 41 | 15 | .288 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Detroit Tigers | 157 | 614 | 179 | 23 | 88 | 12 | .292 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 603 | 182 | 20 | 92 | 9 | .302 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 407 | 114 | 7 | 43 | 6 | .280 | – | – |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | 137 | 442 | 108 | 12 | 37 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 283 | 70 | 8 | 37 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers | 89 | 225 | 73 | 9 | 47 | 1 | .324 | – | – |
| 1988 | Detroit Tigers | 76 | 174 | 39 | 4 | 20 | – | .224 | – | – |