Larry Herndon
1974–1988 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,537G
.274AVG
.322OBP
.409SLG
More career statistics
1,334H
107HR
550RBI
92SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1982-05-20 | 1 in 135 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 | – | – |