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John
Herrnstein		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: March 31, 1938 in Usa, VA, HAMPTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1967   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 24 NYG NL     4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 4
1963 25 NYG NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6
1964 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1965 27 NYG NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1966 28 NYG NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
1967 29 NYG NL $ 985,714   9 9 8 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1968 30 NYG NL $ 1,400,000   9 9 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
1969 31 NYG NL $ 1,400,000   9 9 8 5 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1970 32 NYG NL $ 1,400,000   8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1971 33 WAS NL $ 1,400,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
1972 34 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
1973 35 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   8 8 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1974 36 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   8 8 7 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5
1975 37 WAS NL $ 1,500,000   7 7 7 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 4
1976 38 DET AL $ 800,000   7 7 7 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   9 9 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 24 AAA   28 114 10 26 3 1 4 16 0 1 5 26 .228 .261 .377 .638 10.9  
    AA   83 323 36 72 12 2 15 44 3 3 28 61 .223 .285 .412 .697 38.8  
    A   26 94 14 32 4 2 7 16 3 2 14 18 .340 .426 .649 1.075 23.2  
1963 25 NYG NL 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 1.0 0.2
    AAA   135 532 60 139 22 0 16 45 1 4 42 89 .261 .315 .393 .708 64.8  
1964 26 NYG NL 94 155 21 54 11 2 2 21 0 0 12 24 .348 .395 .484 .879 26.1 6.0
1965 27 NYG NL 136 377 45 129 20 1 4 54 0 1 24 53 .342 .383 .432 .815 55.9 13.3
1966 28 NYG NL 131 373 47 98 12 6 5 35 1 5 30 67 .263 .318 .367 .685 40.9 6.4
1967 29 NYG NL 121 369 56 107 13 3 7 25 1 3 37 60 .290 .356 .398 .755 49.6 9.9
1968 30 NYG NL 136 425 58 133 23 2 10 59 0 3 31 67 .313 .360 .447 .807 64.4 14.8
1969 31 NYG NL 126 454 54 134 16 4 10 45 1 3 43 72 .295 .354 .414 .768 65.3 10.5
1970 32 NYG NL 134 521 71 160 17 3 15 57 3 3 40 73 .307 .355 .438 .792 76.4 14.8
1971 33 WAS NL 128 395 68 124 19 2 10 62 0 1 40 54 .314 .375 .448 .823 66.7 14.1
1972 34 WAS NL 120 383 47 108 21 3 5 41 2 2 31 56 .282 .337 .392 .729 50.1 9.3
1973 35 WAS NL 135 494 82 157 19 2 16 60 0 4 34 66 .318 .360 .462 .821 77.2 15.7
1974 36 WAS NL 133 462 73 151 21 2 9 54 2 0 44 57 .327 .388 .439 .827 72.9 15.9
1975 37 WAS NL 124 322 46 102 8 1 5 37 1 0 22 51 .317 .363 .394 .758 41.6 8.7
1976 38 DET AL 78 133 15 44 5 0 5 18 0 2 11 17 .331 .382 .481 .863 21.5 4.0
    AAA   52 198 23 63 5 0 6 31 3 1 19 26 .318 .378 .434 .812 32.0  
14 Years Sim 1600 4867 684 1503 206 31 103 570 11 27 399 717 .309 .361 .427 .789 709.5 143.7
3 Years AAA 215 844 93 228 30 1 26 92 4 6 66 141 .270 .328 .400 .728 107.7  
1 Years AA 83 323 36 72 12 2 15 44 3 3 28 61 .223 .285 .412 .697 38.8  
1 Years A 26 94 14 32 4 2 7 16 3 2 14 18 .340 .426 .649 1.075 23.2  
5 Years Minors 324 1261 143 332 46 5 48 152 10 11 108 220 .263 .324 .422 .746 169.8  
162 Game Average 492 69 152 20 3 10 57 1 2 40 72 .309 .361 .427 .789 71.8  
Career Highs 136 521 82 160 23 6 16 62 3 5 44 73 .500 .500 .750 1.250 77.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4323 610 1373 191 25 89 511 11 25 363 589 .318 .371 .435 .806 659.9
vs LH   544 74 130 15 6 14 59 0 2 36 128 .239 .286 .366 .652 56.6
Home 796 2372 358 789 112 20 56 306 6 12 193 331 .333 .382 .468 .850 393.5
Away 804 2495 326 714 94 11 47 264 5 15 206 386 .286 .342 .389 .731 323.0
RISP   1044 0 333 40 3 25 433 0 0 86 164 .319 .365 .435 .800 161.4
Pinch Hitting   414 49 125 14 1 8 64 0 1 36 68 .302 .359 .399 .758 57.8
Close/Late   710 74 220 28 1 14 101 0 0 68 110 .310 .368 .411 .779 105.9
Mar/Apr 237 770 103 247 42 3 19 115 2 6 69 115 .321 .373 .457 .831 123.9
May 277 840 115 275 38 5 22 98 2 8 81 135 .327 .387 .463 .850 140.3
June 283 853 114 233 28 6 17 84 3 4 68 132 .273 .329 .380 .708 104.7
July 263 835 124 257 29 5 15 89 1 2 56 119 .308 .351 .408 .760 114.8
August 263 748 112 249 34 4 16 101 1 3 64 106 .333 .387 .453 .840 122.3
Sep/Oct 277 821 116 242 35 8 14 83 2 4 61 110 .295 .344 .408 .752 110.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1964 26 NYG NL CF 16 13 116.3 27 0 0 0 1.000 2.09   0.6
    RF 12 11 87.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.24    
    LF 18 0 33.7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.87    
    1B 2 0 6.0 11 0 1 0 .917 16.50   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1965 27 NYG NL 1B 104 87 783.3 994 59 5 77 .995 12.10   2.0
    LF 12 0 24.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.1
    CF 5 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1966 28 NYG NL RF 90 79 722.0 138 2 0 0 1.000 1.75   1.8
    1B 14 1 37.7 46 5 0 5 1.000 12.19   0.1
    LF 9 0 18.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50    
    CF 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1967 29 NYG NL 1B 90 83 734.3 851 61 7 76 .992 11.18   1.9
    CF 3 3 23.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.35   0.1
    LF 5 1 14.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.21    
    RF 2 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1968 30 NYG NL 1B 101 90 810.0 980 57 2 81 .998 11.52   1.8
    LF 12 0 17.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.02   0.0
    RF 3 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1969 31 NYG NL 1B 97 95 837.7 1031 92 2 84 .998 12.07   2.1
    CF 9 9 82.3 17 1 0 0 1.000 1.97   0.2
    LF 9 0 21.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.42    
    RF 6 2 21.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.14    
1970 32 NYG NL 1B 113 110 977.7 1217 79 10 102 .992 11.93   3.3
    RF 8 7 63.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.3
    CF 7 7 59.0 20 0 1 0 .952 3.05    
    SS 3 3 26.7 2 4 1 1 .857 2.03   0.0
    LF 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1971 33 WAS NL 1B 98 85 754.3 999 64 13 89 .988 12.68   0.9
    CF 13 1 29.7 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.82   0.2
    LF 5 2 24.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.50    
    RF 9 0 16.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81    
1972 34 WAS NL 1B 101 90 768.7 1003 66 9 104 .992 12.52   1.8
    CF 5 0 10.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    LF 2 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1973 35 WAS NL 1B 123 111 987.7 1282 94 14 108 .990 12.54   1.6
    RF 6 0 20.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.1
    CF 3 1 13.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1974 36 WAS NL 1B 107 98 879.3 1081 74 9 103 .992 11.82   2.2
    LF 8 6 58.3 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.54   0.3
    RF 5 3 29.0 10 0 1 0 .909 3.10    
    CF 4 3 28.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1975 37 WAS NL 1B 57 54 466.7 595 36 2 72 .997 12.17   0.6
    RF 24 3 73.3 9 0 1 0 .900 1.10   0.3
    CF 26 2 67.3 18 1 0 0 1.000 2.54    
    LF 13 3 46.7 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.74    
1976 38 DET AL CF 38 0 80.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.03   0.3
    1B 10 9 77.0 99 6 0 6 1.000 12.27   0.2
    LF 15 0 35.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 3.34    
    RF 9 0 20.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.90    
  1B 1017 913 8120.3 10189 693 74 907 .993 12.06   18.6
  RF 176 105 1069.3 203 2 2 0 .990 1.73   2.5
  CF 130 39 522.0 134 2 1 0 .993 2.34   1.6
  LF 115 12 307.3 58 1 1 0 .983 1.73   0.5
  SS 4 3 28.3 2 4 1 1 .857 1.91   0.0
Career Totals   1442 1072 10047.2 10586 702 79 908 .993 10.11   23.2
Career Highs   136 127 1133.3 1289 94 14 108 1.000 12.32    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 27 NYG NL 5 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .400 .333 .733
1967 29 NYG NL 12 29 3 9 1 1 1 6 2 0 5 6 .310 .400 .517 .917
1968 30 NYG NL 8 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .154 .313 .154 .466
1971 33 WAS NL 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200
1972 34 WAS NL 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .556 .333 .889
1973 35 WAS NL 2 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Career Post-Season Batting 32 73 7 20 2 1 1 7 2 0 11 13 .274 .372 .370 .742
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1969-10-.295
1970-8-.307
1973-2-.318
1974-2-.327
CAR-44-.309
 On-Base Pct
1974-5-.388
 OPS
1974-8-.827
 Singles
1970-8-125
 Triples
1966-8-6
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  6. Carl Furillo (899)
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  8. Nap Reyes (892)
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  10. Ed Stevens (891)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 74th overall pick, by Detroit in 1962
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 5/1/1962 (Going to NYG: 1B John Herrnstein, 2B Don Hoak. Going to DET: RF Wally Post, C Ed Bailey, 3B Dick Groat)
Had first career hit on 9/11/1963, off Dave Hillman (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/10/1964, off Stan Williams (WAS)
Injured on 8/6/1966 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $985,714 through salary arbitration
10/13/1967: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $1,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1967
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis on 9/4/1970
Traded from New York (N) to Washington on 3/3/1971 (Going to WAS: 2B Mike De la hoz, 1B John Herrnstein. Going to NYG: 1B Fred Whitfield)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1971, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
6/1/1971: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/23/1973
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland (N) on 8/25/1974
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1975, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 3 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 4/2/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $800,000 per year
 
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