#58 Whitey Herzog, Rightfield, 28 yrs, San Francisco Giants Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Whitey Herzog
11/9/1931 28 USA,IL, 5"11 187
Rightfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1960 (Automatic) $ 13,000,000 (4 year(s)) 4 Year(s), 136 Days (824 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 136 Days (824 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 6 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/15 | PIT | W 8-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/17 | STL | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/18 | STL | L 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @CHN | L 3-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | @CHN | W 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @MIL | W 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/22 | MIL | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/24 | CIN | L 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @LA | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/27 | LA | L 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 550 | 142 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 98 | 70 | 69 | .258 | .343 | .387 | .730 | .669 | .129 |
Projected | 151 | 582 | 150 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 104 | 74 | 73 | .258 | .343 | .387 | .730 | .669 | .129 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 137 | 623 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 75.7 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 208 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .282 | .245 | .527 |
vs. RHP | 342 | 105 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 73 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .307 | .381 | .474 | .855 |
Close/Late | 65 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .314 | .369 | .684 |
Scoring Position | 123 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 | .394 | .496 | .890 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.750 | 2.550 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 278 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 55 | 37 | 36 | .273 | .360 | .403 | .762 |
Road | 69 | 272 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 33 | .243 | .324 | .371 | .695 |
Last Week | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
March/April | 23 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | .278 | .387 | .400 | .787 |
May | 26 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | .238 | .330 | .386 | .717 |
June | 23 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 12 | .244 | .347 | .378 | .725 |
July | 23 | 93 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | .269 | .333 | .387 | .720 |
August | 26 | 96 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | .260 | .317 | .406 | .724 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 88 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 11 | .261 | .337 | .364 | .700 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 64 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .297 | .347 | .538 | .885 | NYN |
1957 | 101 | 140 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .286 | .338 | .436 | .773 | NYN |
1958 | 132 | 451 | 135 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 83 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 2 | .299 | .409 | .446 | .854 | NYN |
1959 | 132 | 421 | 119 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 66 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .363 | .437 | .800 | SF |
1960 | 143 | 550 | 142 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 98 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 4 | .258 | .343 | .387 | .730 | SF |
Total | 572 | 1653 | 463 | 96 | 13 | 41 | 213 | 291 | 224 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 19 | 8 | .280 | .366 | .428 | .795 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 35 | 125 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 1 | .320 | .449 | .496 | .945 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 138 | 137 | 322 | 11 | 2 | 334 | 1 | .997 | 1194.2 | 2.52 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/10/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $2,790,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/12/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year... Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1956... Had first career hit on 5/15/1956, off Ray Moore (MIL)... Hit first career homerun on 6/9/1956, off Dick Hall (SLN)... Injured on 5/26/1959 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 4/5/1960... 10/5/1960: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $2,900,000 per year, for 3 years. 10/5/1960: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $13,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1958 - 34 - 10th
| Triples 1958 - 4 - 10th
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