Billy Herman
William Jennings Bryan Herman
Born: July 7, 1909
New Albany, IN USA
Deceased: 1992
West Palm Beach, FL USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1931-1947
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Minor League Statistics
Billy Herman compiled a career batting average of .304 with 47 home runs and 839 RBI in his 1922-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign. Herman was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 115 | 98 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .327 | .405 | .398 | .803 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 723 | 656 | 102 | 206 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 33 | .314 | .358 | .404 | .762 | 265 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 681 | 619 | 82 | 173 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 34 | .279 | .332 | .342 | .675 | 212 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 501 | 456 | 79 | 138 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 31 | .303 | .355 | .395 | .750 | 180 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 735 | 666 | 113 | 227 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 29 | .341 | .383 | .476 | .859 | 317 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 709 | 632 | 101 | 211 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 30 | .334 | .392 | .470 | .862 | 297 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 632 | 564 | 106 | 189 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 22 | .335 | .396 | .479 | .875 | 270 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 696 | 624 | 86 | 173 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 31 | .277 | .342 | .359 | .701 | 224 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 713 | 623 | 111 | 191 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 31 | .307 | .378 | .453 | .830 | 282 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 616 | 558 | 77 | 163 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 30 | .292 | .347 | .376 | .723 | 210 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 11 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .194 | .356 | .250 | .606 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 133 | 604 | 536 | 77 | 156 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 38 | .291 | .361 | .379 | .740 | 203 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 155 | 647 | 571 | 76 | 146 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 52 | .256 | .339 | .333 | .672 | 190 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 663 | 585 | 76 | 193 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 26 | .330 | .398 | .417 | .815 | 244 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 47 | 211 | 184 | 24 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | .288 | .376 | .375 | .751 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 75 | 301 | 252 | 32 | 77 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 13 | .306 | .409 | .440 | .849 | 111 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 49 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .213 | .245 | .298 | .543 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1922 | 8641 | 7707 | 1163 | 2345 | 486 | 82 | 47 | 839 | 67 | 0 | 737 | 428 | .304 | .367 | .407 | .774 | 3136 | 191 | 26 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 79 | 10 | 17 | .939 | 6.200 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 401 | 527 | 38 | 102 | .961 | 6.026 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 466 | 512 | 45 | 114 | .956 | 6.392 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 385 | 17 | 64 | .975 | 5.973 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 416 | 520 | 35 | 109 | .964 | 6.078 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 457 | 492 | 24 | 110 | .975 | 6.203 | |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 384 | 468 | 41 | 97 | .954 | 6.219 | |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 404 | 517 | 18 | 111 | .981 | 6.099 | |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 377 | 485 | 29 | 95 | .967 | 5.526 | |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 366 | 448 | 22 | 94 | .974 | 6.030 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 354 | 20 | 64 | .970 | 4.895 | |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 5 | .898 | 4.818 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 1.333 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 383 | 402 | 22 | 97 | .973 | 5.131 | |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 291 | 322 | 18 | 69 | .971 | 5.239 | |
| 1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 68 | 3 | 2 | .976 | 3.297 | |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .995 | 8.409 | |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.875 | |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 101 | 9 | 22 | .956 | 4.455 | |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 2.800 | |
| 1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 55 | 5 | 8 | .945 | 2.966 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.700 | |
| Totals | 1911 | 0 | 0.0 | 5084 | 5823 | 365 | 1202 | .968 | 5.707 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .625 | .958 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 71 | 66 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .242 | .286 | .364 | .649 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | .944 | 4.500 | 4.250 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 54.7 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .971 | 5.598 | 5.667 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .909 | 5.294 | 5.000 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 2B | 4 | 3 | 23.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.652 | 4.250 |
| Totals | 18 | 17 | 145.7 | 29 | 59 | 4 | 14 | .957 | 5.437 | 4.889 |
Awards
1932 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1935 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1936 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1937 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1938 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1940 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1943 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
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