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Tom
Herr		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 4, 1956 in Usa, PA, LANCASTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1984   
All-Star Selections 1982    1984    1985    1987    1988    1989    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 23 COL NL     7 7 6 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1980 24 COL NL     7 7 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1981 25 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8
1982 26 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
1983 27 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
1984 28 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 1 1 1 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
1985 29 COL NL $ 2,928,571   10 10 9 1 1 1 6 7 7 5 7 6 7 8 8
1986 30 COL NL $ 2,928,571   10 10 9 1 1 1 6 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 7
1987 31 COL NL $ 3,528,571   9 9 9 1 1 1 6 7 7 5 6 6 7 8 7
1988 32 COL NL $ 7,000,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 6 7 7 5 6 5 7 8 7
1989 33 COL NL $ 7,000,000   10 10 9 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 6 5 7 8 7
1990 34 COL NL $ 7,000,000   9 9 9 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000   10 10 9 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 7 6 8 8 8
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
1979 23 AAA   127 473 65 126 22 2 4 56 11 1 60 27 .266 .349 .347 .696 61.4  
1980 24 AAA   135 477 58 137 17 4 5 58 9 2 82 21 .287 .392 .371 .763 75.3  
1981 25 COL NL 125 357 41 109 10 0 3 38 1 0 38 28 .305 .374 .359 .732 46.0 9.8
    AAA   25 107 13 30 4 2 0 11 2 0 9 10 .280 .336 .355 .691 13.0  
1982 26 COL NL 151 597 91 188 31 5 1 48 19 10 46 49 .315 .364 .389 .752 79.0 15.4
1983 27 COL NL 149 571 76 142 24 2 1 51 22 12 58 56 .249 .319 .303 .622 55.5 7.3
1984 28 COL NL 149 577 84 186 29 1 3 73 21 6 42 62 .322 .370 .392 .761 76.4 16.7
1985 29 COL NL 151 554 81 166 39 1 3 78 10 10 53 58 .300 .359 .390 .749 75.0 13.9
1986 30 COL NL 136 527 69 170 36 2 3 68 10 7 47 58 .323 .378 .416 .794 78.0 17.3
1987 31 COL NL 149 567 92 195 35 3 3 63 16 2 63 61 .344 .411 .432 .843 96.4 25.1
1988 32 COL NL 153 602 92 182 47 5 2 77 9 1 52 72 .302 .358 .407 .765 85.2 20.5
1989 33 COL NL 150 601 80 195 51 6 3 73 13 2 58 77 .324 .383 .444 .827 95.4 24.0
1990 34 COL NL 153 610 95 193 53 5 6 72 21 5 41 89 .316 .359 .449 .808 92.9 20.8
10 Years Sim 1466 5563 801 1726 355 30 28 641 142 55 498 610 .310 .367 .400 .767 779.7 170.8
3 Years AAA 287 1057 136 293 43 8 9 125 22 3 151 58 .277 .368 .359 .726 149.7  
162 Game Average 614 88 190 39 3 3 70 15 6 55 67 .310 .367 .400 .767 86.2  
Career Highs 153 610 95 195 53 6 6 78 22 12 63 89 .344 .411 .449 .843 96.4  
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   4034 623 1298 260 21 19 463 115 44 379 402 .322 .380 .411 .791 608.2
vs LH   1529 178 428 95 9 9 178 27 11 119 208 .280 .331 .371 .703 184.3
Home 741 2724 400 859 188 14 13 333 70 22 247 281 .315 .372 .409 .781 401.1
Away 725 2839 401 867 167 16 15 308 72 33 251 329 .305 .362 .391 .754 391.4
RISP   1384 0 442 98 4 7 570 0 0 140 153 .319 .378 .411 .789 208.5
Pinch Hitting   54 10 22 2 1 2 19 1 0 6 6 .407 .467 .593 1.059 13.0
Close/Late   613 58 204 37 4 1 69 0 0 54 68 .333 .387 .411 .798 92.3
Mar/Apr 213 830 113 260 53 2 2 87 19 9 73 73 .313 .367 .389 .756 115.3
May 257 1007 147 301 63 7 4 115 29 13 93 117 .299 .359 .387 .747 136.8
June 244 912 135 280 51 8 1 98 24 10 84 115 .307 .366 .384 .750 125.5
July 233 869 125 275 53 3 3 107 17 8 85 97 .316 .376 .395 .770 126.0
August 265 1003 160 323 78 5 8 121 33 9 92 105 .322 .378 .434 .812 157.9
Sep/Oct 254 942 121 287 57 5 10 113 20 6 71 103 .305 .357 .408 .764 131.1
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
1981 25 COL NL 2B 119 109 942.3 225 415 13 94 .980 6.11   4.3
1982 26 COL NL 2B 148 142 1264.7 291 520 6 114 .993 5.77   6.0
1983 27 COL NL 2B 149 147 1276.7 281 554 19 114 .978 5.89   4.5
1984 28 COL NL 2B 148 146 1263.3 232 543 16 107 .980 5.52   7.8
1985 29 COL NL 2B 148 145 1243.3 236 528 14 105 .982 5.53   6.1
1986 30 COL NL 2B 135 134 1158.7 213 475 13 84 .981 5.34   4.1
1987 31 COL NL 2B 149 147 1266.3 260 537 18 98 .978 5.66   5.8
1988 32 COL NL 2B 150 146 1283.0 268 553 16 106 .981 5.76   6.1
1989 33 COL NL 2B 148 145 1273.7 235 517 15 85 .980 5.31   4.9
1990 34 COL NL 2B 147 137 1231.0 255 537 11 115 .986 5.79   7.8
    SS 2 2 20.0 5 9 1 3 .933 6.30   0.2
  2B 1441 1398 12203.0 2496 5179 141 1022 .982 5.66   57.4
  SS 2 2 20.0 5 9 1 3 .933 6.30   0.2
Career Totals   1443 1400 12223.0 2501 5188 142 1025 .982 5.66   57.5
Career Highs   150 147 1283.0 291 554 19 118 .993 6.11    
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
1983 27 COL NL 6 21 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 .333 .391 .381 .772
1984 28 COL NL 18 71 9 21 5 0 0 5 4 0 3 5 .296 .324 .366 .691
1986 30 COL NL 15 59 8 19 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 7 .322 .375 .356 .731
1987 31 COL NL 10 32 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 .156 .270 .188 .458
1988 32 COL NL 5 18 1 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 4 .389 .450 .500 .950
1989 33 COL NL 5 17 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .294 .294 .412 .706
1990 34 COL NL 4 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Career Post-Season Batting 63 235 25 66 13 0 0 23 11 0 17 21 .281 .329 .336 .666
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
1984-1-.322
1986-3-.323
1987-2-.344
1988-8-.302
1989-2-.324
1990-6-.316
CAR-43-.310
 On-Base Pct
1984-9-.370
1986-6-.378
1987-4-.411
1989-5-.383
 OPS
1987-9-.843
 XR
1989-10-95.4
 At-Bats
1988-9-602
1989-10-601
1990-2-610
 Runs
1990-7-95
Hits
1982-5-188
1984-2-186
1986-9-170
1987-3-195
1988-5-182
1989-1-195
1990-2-193
 Total Bases
1990-10-274
 Singles
1982-2-151
1984-1-153
1986-6-129
1987-2-154
1988-8-128
1989-4-135
1990-6-129
 Doubles
1985-7-39
1988-3-47
1989-3-51
1990-3-53
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 59    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Debs Garms (909)
  2. Cecil Travis (908)
  3. Rick Manning (905)
  4. Billy Herman (901)
  5. Lou Chiozza (900)
  6. Ted Sizemore (898)
  7. Mark Koenig (890)
  8. Johnny Hodapp (887)
  9. Pete Runnels (886)
  10. Paul Schaal (878)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Colorado in 1979
Injured on 5/4/1979 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/9/1979 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/20/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 5/1/1981, off Fernando Arroyo (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 6/15/1981, off Larry Bradford (LAD)
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1984
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/23/1986 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1986, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 8 RBI
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Miami on 7/12/1987
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/17/1987
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 4/12/1989
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1989, hitting .382 with 2 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
 
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