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Willard
Hershberger		  
Nickname: Wonka
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 167
 
Born: May 28, 1910 in Usa, CA, LEMONCOVE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1938    1939   
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
1938 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 5 6 2 2 2 10 9 9
1939 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
1940 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
1941 31 TAM AL $ 1,707,143   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
1942 32 TAM AL $ 1,707,143   7 7 8 1 1 1 6 5 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
1943 33 TAM AL $ 800,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
1944 34 NYG NL $ 800,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 5 6 2 2 2 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,707,143   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 10 10 10
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
1938 28 TAM AL 118 442 42 138 19 8 0 55 0 0 14 11 .312 .333 .391 .724 47.8 6.4
1939 29 TAM AL 133 457 45 151 19 4 0 68 0 1 11 14 .330 .352 .389 .742 54.0 9.5
1940 30 TAM AL 139 412 45 140 18 2 2 55 0 0 18 16 .340 .364 .408 .772 59.3 11.3
1941 31 TAM AL 122 411 45 124 21 2 2 51 0 0 18 18 .302 .332 .377 .709 51.0 8.0
    AAA   2 9 4 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.111 1.778 4.1  
1942 32 TAM AL 123 481 52 137 18 1 3 50 0 0 18 26 .285 .319 .345 .664 43.9 4.3
1943 33 TAM AL 64 204 9 53 3 1 0 18 0 0 3 10 .260 .269 .284 .554 12.3 0.0
1944 34 TAM AL 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   53 147 17 44 9 0 2 19 1 3 2 8 .299 .309 .401 .710 15.9  
1945 35 AAA   85 225 19 65 7 1 0 19 1 1 11 19 .289 .322 .329 .651 22.8  
7 Years Sim 705 2410 238 743 98 18 7 297 0 1 82 96 .308 .333 .373 .706 268.1 39.6
3 Years AAA 140 381 40 115 17 1 3 40 3 4 13 27 .302 .325 .375 .700 42.7  
162 Game Average 553 54 170 22 4 1 68 0 0 18 22 .308 .333 .373 .706 61.6  
Career Highs 139 481 52 151 21 8 3 68 0 1 18 26 .340 .364 .408 .772 59.3  
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   1726 167 527 75 10 4 210 0 1 53 74 .305 .328 .367 .695 191.8
vs LH   684 71 216 23 8 3 87 0 0 29 22 .316 .347 .386 .733 85.1
Home 350 1170 116 365 45 10 5 130 0 1 37 40 .312 .334 .380 .715 137.5
Away 355 1240 122 378 53 8 2 167 0 0 45 56 .305 .332 .365 .697 139.4
RISP   654 0 206 28 6 3 279 0 0 25 26 .315 .330 .390 .720 80.7
Pinch Hitting   72 9 20 1 1 0 11 0 0 3 1 .278 .299 .319 .618 6.8
Close/Late   310 21 93 13 0 0 35 0 0 14 11 .300 .327 .342 .669 33.3
Mar/Apr 99 309 28 104 12 3 1 41 0 0 7 12 .337 .354 .405 .759 39.9
May 136 452 43 135 18 2 1 44 0 1 19 18 .299 .327 .354 .681 49.2
June 138 513 58 164 20 2 3 59 0 0 19 20 .320 .349 .384 .733 63.3
July 111 391 43 111 17 3 0 54 0 0 8 12 .284 .298 .343 .640 36.7
August 121 422 37 128 23 6 1 61 0 0 12 20 .303 .324 .393 .717 49.1
Sep/Oct 100 323 29 101 8 2 1 38 0 0 17 14 .313 .351 .359 .710 38.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1938 28 TAM AL C 117 114 1018.3 629 37 7 1 .990 5.89 26 13 .500 1 5.5
1939 29 TAM AL C 132 126 1114.0 694 30 6 0 .992 5.85 42 13 .310 5 4.5
1940 30 TAM AL C 117 100 927.0 493 27 3 1 .994 5.05 29 7 .241 4 2.9
1941 31 TAM AL C 116 107 961.3 495 36 7 0 .987 4.97 42 16 .381 4 5.9
1942 32 TAM AL C 120 118 1060.7 499 32 8 3 .985 4.51 38 10 .263 3 4.3
1943 33 TAM AL C 48 46 423.3 166 18 1 0 .995 3.91 17 5 .294 0 3.5
1944 34 TAM AL C 5 0 7.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.68 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   655 611 5512.0 2979 180 32 5 .990 5.16 194 64 .330 17 26.6
Career Highs   132 126 1114.0 694 37 8 3 1.000 5.89 42 16 .500 5  
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
1938 28 TAM AL 4 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
1942 32 TAM AL 7 25 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .160 .154 .160 .314
Career Post-Season Batting 11 38 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .237 .231 .237 .468
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
1939-6-.321*
 Singles
1939-7-128
 Triples
1938-10-8
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Johnny Gooch (954)
  2. Estel Crabtree (945)
  3. Woody Jensen (943)
  4. Sam Calderone (937)
  5. Jose Morales (936)
  6. Harry McCurdy (933)
  7. Cliff Bolton (929)
  8. Terry Kennedy (925)
  9. Johnny Moore (918)
  10. Clint Courtney (917)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1938
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1938, off Harry Matuzak (SEM)
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1938
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1939
Hit first career homerun on 5/16/1940, off Vern Kennedy (BOS)
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
9/22/1942: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $800,000 per year, for 3 years
3/3/1944: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/1/1944 (Going to NYG: P Bob Muncrief, P Mace Brown, C Willard Hershberger, RF Ben Chapman, P Lefty Mills. Going to TAM: P Ralph Birkofer, P Claude Passeau, C Buddy Rosar)
Injured on 7/4/1945 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 7/31/1945 (Going to SEM: P Clay Bryant, P Cal Mclish, C Willard Hershberger, CF Ben Chapman. Going to NYG: 3B Mel Ott, P Mickey Harris)
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1945
 
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