Elrod Hendricks

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1979)

Elrod Hendricks was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1979 for the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. In 711 career games, he hit .220 with 415 hits, 62 home runs, and 230 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .220
HR 62
RBI 230
H 415
OPS .666
PIV -875
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
12/22/1940 in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Died
12/21/2005 in Glen Burnie, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1968-04-13
Last Game
1979-09-19

Full name: Elrod Jerome Hendricks

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Career Batting Statistics

Elrod Hendricks — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
711 1,888 205 415 66 7 62 230 1 229 319 .220 .306 .361 .666 -875

Career AVG .220 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .666 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Elrod Hendricks Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1968 BAL AL 79 183 19 37 8 1 7 23 0 19 51 .202 .236 (-15%) .298 (-6%) .340 (+9%) .638 (+2%) 35.5
1969 BAL AL 105 295 36 72 5 0 12 38 0 39 44 .244 .248 (-2%) .320 (+4%) .369 (+4%) .689 (+4%) 276.7
1970 BAL AL 106 322 32 78 9 0 12 41 1 33 44 .242 .253 (-5%) .325 (-3%) .385 (-1%) .711 (-2%) -84.4
1971 BAL AL 101 316 33 79 14 1 9 42 0 39 38 .250 .249 (avg) .316 (+6%) .365 (+6%) .682 (+6%) 371.2
1972 BAL AL 33 84 6 13 4 0 0 4 0 12 19 .155 .243 (-37%) .310 (-17%) .353 (-43%) .664 (-31%) -368.2
1972 CHN NL 17 43 7 5 1 0 2 6 0 13 8 .116 — — — — -368.2
1973 BAL AL 41 101 9 18 5 1 3 15 0 10 22 .178 .256 (-31%) .325 (-21%) .378 (-11%) .703 (-16%) -274.9
1974 BAL AL 66 159 18 33 8 2 3 8 0 17 25 .208 .256 (-19%) .324 (-13%) .369 (-8%) .693 (-10%) -288.2
1975 BAL AL 85 223 32 48 8 2 8 38 0 34 40 .215 .257 (-16%) .327 (-2%) .374 (+1%) .701 (-1%) -9.1
1976 BAL AL 28 79 2 11 1 0 1 4 0 7 13 .139 .255 (-45%) .320 (-35%) .360 (-47%) .681 (-41%) -489.4
1976 NYA AL 26 53 6 12 1 0 3 5 0 3 10 .226 .255 (-11%) .320 (-18%) .360 (+15%) .681 (avg) -489.4
1977 NYA AL 10 11 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 .273 — — — — 0.0
1978 BAL AL 13 18 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 .333 — — — — 0.0
1979 BAL AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 711 1,888 205 415 66 7 62 230 1 229 319 .220 — — — — -1,689

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Elrod Hendricks — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Elrod Hendricks — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1978 BAL AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 0 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Elrod Hendricks — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
24 66 11 18 4 0 2 10 8 12 .273

Playoff Batting by Year

Elrod Hendricks — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1976 ALCS NYA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 ALCS BAL 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167
1971 ALCS BAL 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .500
1971 WS BAL 6 19 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 .263
1970 ALCS BAL 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
1970 WS BAL 3 11 1 4 1 0 1 4 1 2 .364
1969 ALCS BAL 3 8 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 .250
1969 WS BAL 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Elrod Hendricks — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3549149820525114.224
Away35797410721037116.216

Pitching — Home / Away

Elrod Hendricks — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away12.110100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Elrod Hendricks — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1979-09-19 BALDETL 100000000
1978-09-19 BALCLEL 100000000
1978-09-03 BALCHWL 100000000
1978-08-23 BALOAKW 111001100
1978-07-29 BALLAAL 211100010
1978-07-09 BALKCRL 100000000
1978-07-08 BALKCRL 100000000
1978-07-01 BALBOSW 000000010
1978-06-27 BALTORL 412000011
1978-06-27 BALTORL 100000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Elrod Hendricks — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1978-06-26 BALTOR — 2.1100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Elrod Hendricks — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 3 35 2 0 4
C 602 500 2783 228 31 29
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Elrod Hendricks — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 BAL C 53 45 303 21 3 3
1969 BAL 1B 4 0 9 1 0 0
1969 BAL C 87 80 479 40 1 2
1970 BAL C 95 83 509 35 8 6
1971 BAL 1B 3 3 24 1 0 3
1971 BAL C 90 83 429 33 7 5
1972 BAL C 28 27 130 15 2 3
1972 CHN C 16 13 83 7 2 1
1973 BAL C 38 27 148 9 1 1
1974 BAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
1974 BAL C 54 41 192 13 0 3
1975 BAL C 83 64 332 36 2 3
1976 BAL C 27 23 87 13 3 1
1976 NYA C 18 11 60 4 0 1
1977 NYA C 6 0 11 0 0 0
1978 BAL C 6 3 19 2 1 0
1978 BAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BAL C 1 0 1 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Elrod Hendricks Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 600
First Base 9
Designated Hitter 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Elrod Hendricks (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charlie O'Brien
    .221 avg, 56 HR
  2. 88
    Curt Casali
    .218 avg, 48 HR
  3. 81
    Bob Tillman
    .232 avg, 79 HR
  4. 80
    Carson Kelly
    .234 avg, 81 HR
  5. 77
    Roberto Perez
    .207 avg, 55 HR
  6. 75
    Jacob Stallings
    .232 avg, 33 HR

Elrod Hendricks: the record in brief

April 13, 1968 and September 19, 1979 bracket Elrod Hendricks's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Baltimore Orioles (1968 through 1979), the Chicago Cubs (1972), and the New York Yankees (1976 through 1977). Listed as a catcher, Hendricks batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hendricks is listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 175 pounds. Hendricks was born on December 22, 1940, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Hendricks died on December 21, 2005, in Glen Burnie, MD, USA. On the record, Elrod Hendricks was born Elrod Jerome Hendricks.

In 711 games and 1,888 at bats, Hendricks batted .220 with 415 hits, plus 62 home runs and 230 RBI. Reaching base at a .306 clip and slugging .361, Hendricks finished with a .666 OPS. Hendricks's .220 average ran 13.6% below the .254 that the league posted over the same seasons. No season beat the 12 home runs Hendricks hit in 1969.

Frequently Asked Questions about Elrod Hendricks

What years did Elrod Hendricks play?
Elrod Hendricks played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1979.
Was Elrod Hendricks a pitcher?
No. Elrod Hendricks was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Elrod Hendricks hit?
Elrod Hendricks hit 62 career home runs with 415 hits.
What was Elrod Hendricks's career batting average?
Elrod Hendricks batted .220 over his career, with 415 hits in 1,888 at bats.
How many RBI did Elrod Hendricks have?
Elrod Hendricks drove in 230 runs in his career.
What was Elrod Hendricks's career ERA?
Elrod Hendricks finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.