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Current Status

High Level

Major Leagues

Proper Name

Keith Hernandez

Stat Years

1972-1990 [mlb] 1974-1990

Height/Weight

6-0 / 195

Bats/Throws

Left / Left

Positions

1B (2016) ... OF (7)

Draft Position

Born Date/Place

1953-10-20 in San Francisco, California [66.339]

High School

Capuchino (San Bruno,CA)

Colleges

College of San Mateo (San Mateo, California)

Draft

Selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in Round #42 (#785 overall) of the 1971 Amateur Entry Draft (June-Reg Phase)

Bonus

Signing Scouts

MLB Debut

1974-08-30 - Boxscore (Age: 20.314)

Service Time

Organizations

SLN [10] NYN [7] CLE [1]

ID Numbers

tbc id: 12724 ... retro id: hernk001 ... mlbam id: 115826

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Glossary:
Year Context-dependent but usually self-evident. (Season, Draft Year etc) Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. Lg League Org Major League Parent Organization. For college teams, might include RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) Unif Uniform Number, if available Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Pos Defensive Position Detail Includes links to additional MLB stat detail including Game Logs, Splits and Extended Statistics Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid G Games Played (or Pitched) AB At Bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home Runs RBI Runs Batted In SB Stolen Bases (Total) CS Caught Stealings BB Walks SO Strikeouts HP Hit by Pitch SH Sacrifice Hits SF Sacrifice Flies IW Intentional Walks DP Grounded into Double Play (Offense) Double Plays Participation (Defense) AVG Batting Average ( H/AB ) OBP On Base Percentage ( H+BB+HBP / (AB+BB+HBP+SF) SLG Slugging Percentage ( TB / AB ) OPS On Base Plus Slugging (OBP + SLG) PA Plate Appearances TB Total Bases (Singles + (2*Doubles) + (3*Triples) + (4*Home Runs)) XBH Extra Base Hits (Doubles+Triples+Home Runs) secA Seconday Average. Measures extra bases earned by player (BB+(TB-H)+(SB-CS) / AB ISO Isolated Power. Measures the portion of a slugging percentage that is for extra base hits. (SLG-BAVG). babip Batting Average on Balls Put in Play. (H/(AB-SO)) XBH% Extra Base Hit Percentage (XBH/H)

Glossary:
Year Context-dependent but usually self-evident. (Season, Draft Year etc) Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. Lg League Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. G Games Played (or Pitched) GS Games Started Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position PO Putouts A Fielding assists E Errors DP Grounded into Double Play (Offense) Double Plays Participation (Defense) TC Total Chances (PO+A+E) TSC Total Successful Chances (PO+A) FPCT Fielding Percentage (TSC/TC) RFg Range Factor by Game (Total Successful Chances/Games) Rfi Range Factor by Inning (Total Successful Chances/Innings) Team Share Share of team's games played at that position. Will add up to more than 100% since the formula is player games at position / team games. Player Share Share of player's games played at that position Team Rank Rank of games for team at that position.

Fielding Positional Grid by Year

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Year	Category	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH
1974	MLB	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975	MLB	-	-	56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	MLB	-	-	110	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	MLB	-	-	158	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	MLB	-	-	158	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	MLB	-	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	MLB	-	-	157	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	MLB	-	-	98	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
1982	MLB	-	-	158	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
1983	MLB	-	-	144	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	MLB	-	-	153	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	MLB	-	-	157	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	MLB	-	-	149	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	MLB	-	-	154	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	MLB	-	-	93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	MLB	-	-	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	MLB	-	-	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Minor	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Totals		-	-	2016	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-

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Grid Filters		MLB Minors Full Season Short Season AAA AA A+ A A- Rookie College Indy/Intl/+
Year	Team Name	Lg	Lvl	Org	Unif	Age	Pos	Detail	Exp	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HP	SH	SF	IW	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PA	TB	XBH	secA	ISO	babip	BB%	SO%	SOBB	ABHR	HR%	XBH%
1972	St. Petersburg	FSL	A+	---	-	18	1b	---	1	84	309	38	79	16	5	5	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.256	.388	.644	309	120	26	.000	.132	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	61.8	1.62	32.9
1972	Tulsa	Tex	AA	---	-	18	1b	---	1	11	29	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	29	8	1	.000	.035	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.00	14.3
1973	Tulsa	Tex	AA	---	-	19	1b	---	2	31	120	20	40	6	1	5	25	0	0	9	18	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.380	.525	.905	129	63	12	.000	.192	.000	6.98	13.95	2.00	24.0	3.88	30.0
1974	Tulsa	Tex	AA	---	-	20	1b	---	3	102	353	67	124	18	6	14	63	0	0	48	50	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.429	.555	.984	401	196	38	.000	.204	.000	11.97	12.47	1.04	25.2	3.49	30.6
1974	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	18	20	1b	L-S-E-P	3	14	34	3	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	7	8	0	0	0	0	1	.294	.415	.441	.856	41	15	3	.353	.147	.385	17.07	19.51	1.14	0.0	0.00	30.0
1975	Tulsa	Tex	AA	---	-	21	1b	---	4	85	324	70	107	29	3	10	48	3	0	62	48	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.438	.531	.969	386	172	42	.000	.201	.000	16.06	12.44	0.77	32.4	2.59	39.2
1975	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	18	21	1b	L-S-E-P	4	64	188	20	47	8	2	3	20	0	1	17	26	0	0	2	2	5	.250	.309	.362	.671	207	68	13	.197	.112	.273	8.21	12.56	1.53	62.7	1.45	27.7
1976	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	22	1b	L-S-E-P	5	129	374	54	108	21	5	7	46	4	2	49	53	3	2	0	5	8	.289	.376	.428	.804	428	160	33	.275	.139	.322	11.45	12.38	1.08	53.4	1.64	30.6
1977	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	23	1b	L-S-E-P	6	161	560	90	163	41	4	15	91	7	7	79	88	1	3	2	11	17	.291	.379	.459	.838	645	257	60	.309	.168	.322	12.25	13.64	1.11	37.3	2.33	36.8
1978	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	24	1b	L-S-E-P	7	159	542	90	138	32	4	11	64	13	5	82	68	2	1	6	11	12	.255	.351	.389	.740	633	211	47	.301	.134	.271	12.95	10.74	0.83	49.3	1.74	34.1
1979	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	25	1b	L-S-E-P	8	161	610	116	210	48	11	11	105	11	6	80	78	1	0	7	5	9	.344	.417	.513	.930	698	313	70	.308	.169	.377	11.46	11.17	0.98	55.5	1.58	33.3
1980	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	26	1b	L-S-E-P	9	159	595	111	191	39	8	16	99	14	8	86	73	4	1	4	4	14	.321	.408	.494	.902	690	294	63	.328	.173	.343	12.46	10.58	0.85	37.2	2.32	33.0
1981	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	27	1b	L-S-E-P	10	103	376	65	115	27	4	8	48	12	5	61	45	2	0	5	6	9	.306	.401	.463	.864	444	174	39	.338	.157	.326	13.74	10.14	0.74	47.0	1.80	33.9
1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	28	1b	L-S-E-P	11	160	579	79	173	33	6	7	94	19	11	100	67	2	1	12	19	10	.299	.397	.413	.810	694	239	46	.301	.114	.321	14.41	9.65	0.67	82.7	1.01	26.6
1983	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	sln	37	29	1b	L-S-E-P	12	55	218	34	62	15	4	3	26	1	1	24	30	0	0	2	5	2	.284	.352	.431	.783	244	94	22	.257	.147	.316	9.84	12.30	1.25	72.7	1.23	35.5
1983	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	29	1b	L-S-E-P	12	95	320	43	98	8	3	9	37	8	4	64	42	2	2	1	9	5	.306	.424	.434	.858	389	139	20	.341	.128	.330	16.45	10.80	0.66	35.6	2.31	20.4
1984	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	30	1b	L-S-E-P	13	154	550	83	171	31	0	15	94	2	3	97	89	1	0	9	12	9	.311	.409	.449	.858	657	247	46	.313	.138	.343	14.76	13.55	0.92	36.7	2.28	26.9
1985	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	31	1b	L-S-E-P	14	158	593	87	183	34	4	10	91	3	3	77	59	2	0	10	15	14	.309	.384	.430	.814	682	255	48	.251	.121	.324	11.29	8.65	0.77	59.3	1.47	26.2
1986	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	32	1b	L-S-E-P	15	149	551	94	171	34	1	13	83	2	1	94	69	4	0	3	9	14	.310	.413	.446	.859	652	246	48	.309	.136	.335	14.42	10.58	0.73	42.4	1.99	28.1
1987	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	33	1b	L-S-E-P	16	154	587	87	170	28	2	18	89	0	2	81	104	4	0	4	8	15	.290	.377	.436	.813	676	256	48	.281	.146	.324	11.98	15.38	1.28	32.6	2.66	28.2
1988	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	34	1b	L-S-E-P	17	95	348	43	96	16	0	11	55	2	1	31	57	1	0	4	3	11	.276	.333	.417	.750	384	145	27	.233	.141	.299	8.07	14.84	1.84	31.6	2.86	28.1
1989	St. Lucie Mets	FSL	A+	nyn	-	35	1b	---	18	4	16	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438	.850	17	7	1	.125	.063	.500	5.88	23.53	4.00	0.0	0.00	16.7
1989	New York Mets	NL	MLB	nyn	17	35	1b	L-S-E-P	18	75	215	18	50	8	0	4	19	0	3	27	39	2	0	0	3	4	.233	.324	.326	.650	244	70	12	.205	.093	.267	11.07	15.98	1.44	53.8	1.64	24.0
1990	Gulf Coast Indians	GCL	Rk	cle	-	36	1b	---	19	5	11	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.818	1.318	12	9	2	.455	.363	.500	8.33	16.67	2.00	11.0	8.33	40.0
1990	Cleveland Indians	AL	MLB	cle	17	36	1b	L-S-E-P	19	43	130	7	26	2	0	1	8	0	0	14	17	1	0	0	3	2	.200	.283	.238	.521	145	31	3	.146	.038	.223	9.66	11.72	1.21	130.0	0.69	11.5
MLB Totals (18 yrs)										2088	7370	1124	2182	426	60	162	1071	98	63	1070	1012	32	10	71	130	161	.296	.384	.436	.820	8553	3214	648	.290	.140	.322	12.51	11.83	0.95	45.5	1.89	29.7
National League Totals (17 yrs)										2045	7240	1117	2156	424	60	161	1063	98	63	1056	995	31	10	71	127	159	.298	.386	.440	.826	8408	3183	645	.293	.142	.324	12.56	11.83	0.94	45.0	1.91	29.9
American League Totals (1 yrs)										43	130	7	26	2	0	1	8	0	0	14	17	1	0	0	3	2	.200	.283	.238	.521	145	31	3	.146	.038	.223	9.66	11.72	1.21	130.0	0.69	11.5
Minor League Totals										322	1162	204	368	72	15	35	181	3	0	121	122	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.381	.495	.876	1283	575	122	.285	.178	.331	9.43	9.51	1.01	33.2	2.73	33.2
Minor: Rk Totals										5	11	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.818	1.318	12	9	2	.455	.363	.500	8.33	16.67	2.00	11.0	8.33	40.0
Minor: A+ Totals										88	325	39	85	17	5	5	42	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.264	.391	.655	326	127	27	.132	.129	.253	0.31	1.23	4.00	65.0	1.53	31.8
Minor: AA Totals										229	826	162	278	54	10	29	137	3	0	119	116	0	0	0	0	0	.337	.420	.531	.951	945	439	93	.343	.194	.366	12.59	12.28	0.97	28.5	3.07	33.5
St. Louis Cardinals Totals (10 yrs)										1165	4076	662	1217	265	50	81	595	81	46	585	536	15	8	40	68	87	.299	.385	.448	.833	4724	1825	396	.301	.149	.325	12.38	11.35	0.92	50.3	1.71	32.5
New York Mets Totals (7 yrs)										880	3164	455	939	159	10	80	468	17	17	471	459	16	2	31	59	72	.297	.387	.429	.816	3684	1358	249	.281	.132	.323	12.79	12.46	0.97	39.5	2.17	26.5
Cleveland Indians Totals (1 yrs)										43	130	7	26	2	0	1	8	0	0	14	17	1	0	0	3	2	.200	.283	.238	.521	145	31	3	.146	.038	.223	9.66	11.72	1.21	130.0	0.69	11.5

Grid Filters		MLB Minors Full Season Short Season AAA AA A+ A A- Rookie
Year	Team Name	Lg	Lvl	Age	posit	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	TSC	FPCT	RFG	RFI	Team Share	Player Share	Team Rank
1974	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	20	1B	9	0	76.0	70	1	2	8	73	71	.973	7.90	0.93	5.6	64.3	4
1975	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	21	1B	56	0	440.1	469	36	2	34	507	505	.996	9.00	1.15	34.6	87.5	2
1976	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	22	1B	110	0	884.2	862	107	10	87	979	969	.990	8.80	1.10	67.9	85.3	1
1977	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	23	1B	158	0	1,345.0	1453	106	12	146	1571	1559	.992	9.90	1.16	97.5	98.1	1
1978	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	24	1B	158	0	1,327.2	1436	96	10	124	1542	1532	.994	9.70	1.15	97.5	99.4	1
1979	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	25	1B	160	0	1,413.0	1489	146	8	145	1643	1635	.995	10.20	1.16	98.8	99.4	1
1980	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	26	1B	157	0	1,368.1	1572	115	9	146	1696	1687	.995	10.70	1.23	96.9	98.7	1
1981	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	27	1B	98	0	873.2	1054	86	3	99	1143	1140	.997	11.60	1.31	96.1	95.1	1
1981	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	27	OF	3	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1.000	0.70	0.22	2.9	2.9	9
1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	28	1B	158	0	1,370.0	1586	135	11	140	1732	1721	.994	10.90	1.26	97.5	98.8	1
1982	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	28	OF	4	0	29.0	5	0	0	0	5	5	1.000	1.30	0.17	2.5	2.5	9
1983	New York Mets	NL	MLB	29	1B	90	0	785.1	837	96	7	85	940	933	.993	10.40	1.19	55.6	94.7	1
1983	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	MLB	29	1B	54	0	491.1	581	51	6	62	638	632	.991	11.70	1.29	33.3	98.2	2
1984	New York Mets	NL	MLB	30	1B	153	0	1,338.2	1214	142	8	127	1364	1356	.994	8.90	1.01	94.4	99.4	1
1985	New York Mets	NL	MLB	31	1B	157	0	1,387.0	1310	139	4	113	1453	1449	.997	9.20	1.04	96.9	99.4	1
1986	New York Mets	NL	MLB	32	1B	149	0	1,302.0	1199	149	5	115	1353	1348	.996	9.00	1.04	92.0	100.0	1
1987	New York Mets	NL	MLB	33	1B	154	0	1,315.1	1298	149	10	110	1457	1447	.993	9.40	1.10	95.1	100.0	1
1988	New York Mets	NL	MLB	34	1B	93	0	767.1	734	77	2	63	813	811	.998	8.70	1.06	58.1	97.9	1
1989	New York Mets	NL	MLB	35	1B	58	0	473.2	405	31	4	22	440	436	.991	7.50	0.92	35.8	77.3	2
1990	gcl indians	GCL	Rk	36	1B	2	0	0.0	10	1	0	1	11	11	1.000	5.50	0.00	3.2	40.0	5
1990	Cleveland Indians	AL	MLB	36	1B	42	0	320.0	340	20	2	28	362	360	.994	8.60	1.13	25.9	97.7	2
MLB Totals - (1B)						2014	0	0	17909	1682	115	1654	19706	19591	.994	9.70	0.00	0.0	0.0	0
MLB Totals - (OF)						7	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	7	1.000	1.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0
Rk Totals - (1B)						2	0	0	10	1	0	1	11	11	1.000	5.50	0.00	0.0	0.0	0

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Career Batting Statistics

Career Fielding Statistics

Fielding Positional Grid by Year