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Willard Hershberger
Willard McKee Hershberger (Bill)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 167 lb.

MLB Debut April 19, 1938
Final Game August 2, 1940
Born May 28, 1910 in Lemoncove, CA
Died August 3, 1940 (age 30)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 28 SLA AL   44  115    9   36   6   0   0   20   0   0   12    6  .313  .378  .365  .743    98    42   0   0   0   0   5  
 1939 29 SLA AL   57  177   20   50   8   1   0   17   0   0   14    6  .282  .335  .339  .674    86    60   2   0   2   0   4  
 1940 30 SLA AL   41  133    9   40   4   1   0   17   0   0    9    9  .301  .345  .346  .691    90    46   0   0   1   0   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  3 Seasons      142  425   38  126  18   2   0   54   0   0   35   21  .296  .350  .348  .698         148   2   0   3   0  13
 Per 600 PA           552   49  164  23   3   0   70   0   0   45   27                                 192   3   0   4   0  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLA      142  425   38  126  18   2   0   54   0   0   35   21  .296  .350  .348  .698         148   2   0   3   0  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      160  402   41  127  16   5   0   70   2       20   16  .316  .356  .381  .737         153  13           5  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1938 28 SLA AL  22   15   4.9   0   0   0  .000   7   18   14  .778   21    8  .724  C    3(0)e16   104   
 1939 29 SLA AL  59   19   4.0   4   2   0  .500   6   20   14  .700   20   12  .625  C    3(-1)e6  -129   
 1940 30 SLA AL  77   15   4.2   0   0   0  .000   4   15   10  .667   26    9  .743  C    3(-1)e8   -34   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  3 Seasons           50   4.3   4   2   0  .500  17   53   38  .717   67   29  .698                 -35   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1938 28 SLA AL  C     44   172    12    7    0   .963    31   288.0   5.75
 1939 29 SLA AL  C     51   235    23    6    4   .977    39   368.2   6.30
 1940 30 SLA AL  C     41   209    18    4    2   .983    36   319.1   6.40
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    136   616    53   17    6   .975   106   976.0   6.17
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1938  SLA   81-73   Pat Carr
 1939  SLA   55-99   Pat Carr
 1940  SLA   82-72   Pat Carr

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