Whitey Herzog
1956–1963 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1901-60)
634G
.257AVG
.354OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
414H
25HR
172RBI
13SB
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.
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 | 1,614 | 1,613 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 18 | 22 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,885 | 1,884 |
| Batting · Runs | 213 | 212 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 13 | 14 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 1,885 | 1,614 | 213 | 414 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 172 | 241 | 261 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 589 | .257 | .354 | .365 | .719 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1956-06-06 to 1956-06-23
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1960-07-23 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-06-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1959-05-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 312 | 948 | 219 | 11 | 86 | 124 | 125 | .271 | .362 | .376 |
| Away | 322 | 936 | 195 | 14 | 86 | 117 | 136 | .242 | .333 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 61 | 178 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 18 | .229 | .371 | .340 |
| May | 134 | 443 | 95 | 7 | 33 | 72 | 66 | .261 | .377 | .363 |
| June | 127 | 388 | 83 | 6 | 46 | 42 | 55 | .243 | .322 | .364 |
| July | 119 | 358 | 86 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 51 | .280 | .355 | .371 |
| August | 113 | 328 | 81 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 43 | .280 | .351 | .426 |
| September | 80 | 189 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 28 | .214 | .291 | .280 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 105 | 316 | 65 | 2 | 27 | 42 | 41 | .241 | .339 | .307 |
| new-york-yankees | 81 | 227 | 43 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 33 | .216 | .300 | .332 |
| detroit-tigers | 77 | 234 | 51 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 34 | .250 | .329 | .373 |
| cleveland-guardians | 74 | 214 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 27 | .249 | .346 | .398 |
| baltimore-orioles | 68 | 213 | 46 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 40 | .247 | .333 | .333 |
| chicago-white-sox | 65 | 209 | 58 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 24 | .317 | .392 | .464 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 56 | 204 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 27 | .265 | .368 | .347 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 30 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .216 | .317 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 117 | 421 | 103 | 4 | 35 | 8 | .245 | – | – |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 36 | 77 | 13 | – | 4 | 2 | .169 | – | – |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 96 | 101 | 23 | – | 9 | – | .228 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 38 | 123 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | 83 | 252 | 67 | 8 | 38 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Baltimore Orioles | 113 | 323 | 94 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 99 | 263 | 70 | 7 | 35 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Detroit Tigers | 52 | 53 | 8 | – | 7 | – | .151 | – | – |