Mike Hershberger
1961–1971 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics
1,150G
.252AVG
.316OBP
.328SLG
More career statistics
900H
26HR
344RBI
74SB
1Rare feat
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 · Strikeouts | 311 | 310 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,983 | 3,981 |
| Batting · RBI | 344 | 343 |
| Batting · Walks | 319 | 317 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,150 | 3,983 | 3,572 | 398 | 900 | 150 | 22 | 26 | 344 | 319 | 311 | 74 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 1,172 | .252 | .316 | .328 | .644 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1963-07-04 to 1963-07-25
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1965-06-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1966-04-25 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1965-07-10 | 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 | 588 | 2043 | 470 | 12 | 199 | 167 | 134 | .258 | .312 | .342 |
| Away | 562 | 1938 | 430 | 14 | 144 | 150 | 176 | .246 | .299 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 109 | 387 | 75 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 24 | .218 | .289 | .291 |
| May | 203 | 669 | 155 | 3 | 66 | 48 | 46 | .257 | .303 | .330 |
| June | 226 | 753 | 198 | 3 | 68 | 65 | 69 | .294 | .349 | .363 |
| July | 206 | 736 | 166 | 7 | 69 | 62 | 64 | .252 | .310 | .333 |
| August | 210 | 764 | 154 | 7 | 45 | 61 | 56 | .225 | .281 | .310 |
| September | 189 | 653 | 149 | 4 | 64 | 42 | 50 | .251 | .292 | .325 |
| October | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .176 | .263 | .294 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 134 | 443 | 92 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 27 | .232 | .287 | .297 |
| cleveland-guardians | 127 | 446 | 87 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 56 | .219 | .289 | .275 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 126 | 428 | 98 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 23 | .247 | .292 | .340 |
| new-york-yankees | 125 | 422 | 95 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 38 | .245 | .280 | .291 |
| baltimore-orioles | 124 | 417 | 100 | 5 | 39 | 42 | 25 | .275 | .341 | .364 |
| boston-red-sox | 122 | 450 | 107 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 35 | .261 | .309 | .359 |
| detroit-tigers | 118 | 435 | 104 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 35 | .266 | .310 | .358 |
| california-angels | 70 | 240 | 63 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 18 | .289 | .333 | .372 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Chicago White Sox | 15 | 55 | 17 | – | 5 | 1 | .309 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 427 | 112 | 4 | 46 | 10 | .262 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 476 | 133 | 3 | 45 | 9 | .279 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 452 | 104 | 2 | 31 | 8 | .230 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Kansas City Athletics | 150 | 494 | 114 | 5 | 48 | 7 | .231 | – | – |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics | 146 | 538 | 136 | 2 | 57 | 13 | .253 | – | – |
| 1967 | Kansas City Athletics | 142 | 480 | 122 | 1 | 48 | 10 | .254 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Athletics | 99 | 246 | 67 | 5 | 32 | 8 | .272 | – | – |
| 1969 | Athletics | 51 | 129 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .202 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 49 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago White Sox | 74 | 177 | 46 | 2 | 15 | 6 | .260 | – | – |