Whitey Herzog
1956–1963 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1901-60)
634G
.257AVG
.354OBP
.365SLG
414H
25HR
172RBI
14SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634 | 1,884 | 1,613 | 212 | 414 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 172 | 241 | 261 | 14 | 22 | 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 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1959-05-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1956-06-25 | 1 in 728 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 | – | – |