What years did Larry Herndon play?

Larry Herndon played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988.

Was Larry Herndon a pitcher?

No. Larry Herndon was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Larry Herndon hit?

Larry Herndon hit 107 career home runs with 1,334 hits.

What were Larry Herndon's career stats?

In 1,537 games, Larry Herndon had 1,334 hits, 107 home runs, 550 RBI, 605 runs, and 92 stolen bases, with a .274 batting average.

What was Larry Herndon's salary?

Larry Herndon's last recorded salary was $375,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $687,500, in 1986, and his lowest was $225,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.

What position did Larry Herndon play?

Larry Herndon played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Larry Herndon and how much did he weigh?

Larry Herndon was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Larry Herndon hit each season?

Larry Herndon's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 2 in 1976, 1 in 1977, 1 in 1978, 7 in 1979, 8 in 1980, 5 in 1981, 23 in 1982, 20 in 1983, 7 in 1984, 12 in 1985, 8 in 1986, 9 in 1987, and 4 in 1988. His most in one season was 23, in 1982.

What was Larry Herndon's career batting average?

Larry Herndon batted .274 over his career, with 1,334 hits in 4,877 at bats.

How many RBI did Larry Herndon have?

Larry Herndon drove in 550 runs in his career.

Is Larry Herndon in the Hall of Fame?

No. Larry Herndon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Larry Herndon

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1988)

Larry Herndon was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,537 career games, he hit .274 with 1,334 hits, 107 home runs, and 550 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,379.

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 October 15, 2026

AVG .274

HR 107

RBI 550

H 1,334

OPS .731

PIV 2,379

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 11/3/1953 in Sunflower, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-04
Last Game: 1988-10-02

Full name: Larry Darnell Herndon

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Career Batting Statistics

Larry Herndon — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,537	4,877	605	1,334	186	76	107	550	92	353	793	.274	.322	.409	.731	2,379

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OPS .731 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Larry Herndon 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
1974	SLN	NL	12	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SFN	NL	115	337	42	97	11	3	2	23	12	23	45	.288	.255 (+13%)	.320 (+5%)	.360 (-1%)	.681 (+2%)	134.9
1977	SFN	NL	49	109	13	26	4	3	1	5	4	5	20	.239	.264 (-10%)	.329 (-15%)	.401 (-11%)	.730 (-13%)	-249.9
1978	SFN	NL	151	471	52	122	15	9	1	32	13	35	71	.259	.257 (avg)	.323 (-4%)	.378 (-11%)	.702 (-8%)	-591.9
1979	SFN	NL	132	354	35	91	14	5	7	36	8	29	70	.257	.265 (-3%)	.329 (-5%)	.397 (-3%)	.727 (-4%)	-261.3
1980	SFN	NL	139	493	54	127	17	11	8	49	8	19	91	.258	.264 (-3%)	.326 (-13%)	.387 (-1%)	.714 (-6%)	-651.4
1981	SFN	NL	96	364	48	105	15	8	5	41	15	20	55	.288	.255 (+13%)	.320 (+1%)	.368 (+13%)	.688 (+7%)	357.4
1982	DET	AL	157	614	92	179	21	13	23	88	12	38	92	.292	.261 (+12%)	.324 (+2%)	.388 (+24%)	.712 (+14%)	1497.5
1983	DET	AL	153	603	88	182	28	9	20	92	9	46	95	.302	.260 (+16%)	.324 (+8%)	.389 (+23%)	.714 (+16%)	1814.2
1984	DET	AL	125	407	52	114	18	5	7	43	6	32	63	.280	.259 (+8%)	.322 (+3%)	.384 (+4%)	.707 (+4%)	265.3
1985	DET	AL	137	442	45	108	12	7	12	37	2	33	79	.244	.257 (-5%)	.323 (-8%)	.390 (-2%)	.714 (-4%)	-367.0
1986	DET	AL	106	283	33	70	13	1	8	37	2	27	40	.247	.257 (-4%)	.325 (-5%)	.395 (-3%)	.720 (-4%)	-198.4
1987	DET	AL	89	225	32	73	13	2	9	47	1	23	35	.324	.262 (+23%)	.331 (+14%)	.415 (+25%)	.746 (+20%)	825.3
1988	DET	AL	76	174	16	39	5	0	4	20	0	23	37	.224	.254 (-12%)	.317 (-1%)	.377 (-15%)	.695 (-9%)	-195.6
Career · 14 seasons			1,537	4,877	605	1,334	186	76	107	550	92	353	793	.274	—	—	—	—	2,379

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

Larry Herndon — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	29	3	9	1	0	2	6	5	5	.310

Playoff Batting by Year

Larry Herndon — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	3	9	1	3	1	0	2	1	1	.333
1984	ALCS	DET	2	5	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	.200
1984	WS	DET	5	15	1	5	0	1	3	3	2	.333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Herndon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	765	2365	295	649	49	252	.274
Away	772	2512	310	685	58	298	.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Larry Herndon — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1988-10-02	DET	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1988-10-01	DET	NYY	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1988-09-28	DET	CLE	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1988-09-25	DET	BAL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1988-09-21	DET	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-09-20	DET	CLE	W	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988-09-16	DET	BAL	W	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
1988-09-12	DET	TOR	W	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1988-09-11	DET	NYY	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1988-09-08	DET	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Herndon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1337	1116	2675	76	80	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Herndon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SLN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1976	SFN	OF	110	77	226	8	8	4
1977	SFN	OF	44	25	87	2	4	0
1978	SFN	OF	149	121	369	3	10	0
1979	SFN	OF	122	81	196	10	8	2
1980	SFN	OF	122	114	247	8	11	1
1981	SFN	OF	93	90	207	8	5	1
1982	DET	OF	155	151	328	11	6	3
1983	DET	OF	133	129	283	6	15	1
1984	DET	OF	117	98	199	7	3	0
1985	DET	OF	136	110	273	7	7	4
1986	DET	OF	83	71	156	2	2	0
1987	DET	OF	57	39	82	4	1	1
1988	DET	OF	15	10	21	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Larry Herndon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	847
Center Field	448
Right Field	79
Designated Hitter	119

Awards & Honors

Larry Herndon — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Player of the Week	Week of 1982-05-21
1976	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Larry Herndon's recorded salaries total $1,962,500 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herndon's career ran from 1974 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Larry Herndon — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	DET	AL	$375,000
1987	DET	AL	$225,000
1986	DET	AL	$687,500
1985	DET	AL	$675,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,962,500

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Career Spans

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Larry Herndon: the record in brief

Larry Herndon played a first major league game on September 4, 1974 and a last one on October 2, 1988. Herndon played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974), the San Francisco Giants (1976 through 1981), and the Detroit Tigers (1982 through 1988). The bio lists Herndon as an outfielder who batted and threw right-handed. Herndon is listed at 6'3" and 190 pounds. The birth record reads November 3, 1953, in Sunflower, MS, USA. Larry Herndon was the playing name; the full given name is Larry Darnell.

Herndon collected 1,334 hits in 4,877 at bats across 1,537 games, good for a .274 batting average, along with 107 home runs, 550 RBI, and 92 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .322 and the slugging percentage .409, for an OPS of .731. The league as a whole hit .260 across Herndon's seasons, which puts the .274 career mark 5.3% above average. 1982 was Herndon's biggest home run year, with 23. 1983 produced Herndon's most hits, 182 of them for the Detroit Tigers.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Herndon

What years did Larry Herndon play?: Larry Herndon played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988.
Was Larry Herndon a pitcher?: No. Larry Herndon was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Larry Herndon hit?: Larry Herndon hit 107 career home runs with 1,334 hits.
What teams did Larry Herndon play for?: Larry Herndon played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1974), the San Francisco Giants (1976–1981), and the Detroit Tigers (1982–1988).
What were Larry Herndon's career stats?: In 1,537 games, Larry Herndon had 1,334 hits, 107 home runs, 550 RBI, 605 runs, and 92 stolen bases, with a .274 batting average.
How much did Larry Herndon earn in his career?: Larry Herndon's recorded salaries total $1,962,500 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Herndon's career ran from 1974 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Larry Herndon's salary?: Larry Herndon's last recorded salary was $375,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $687,500, in 1986, and his lowest was $225,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did Larry Herndon play?: Larry Herndon played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Larry Herndon and how much did he weigh?: Larry Herndon was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Larry Herndon hit each season?: Larry Herndon's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 2 in 1976, 1 in 1977, 1 in 1978, 7 in 1979, 8 in 1980, 5 in 1981, 23 in 1982, 20 in 1983, 7 in 1984, 12 in 1985, 8 in 1986, 9 in 1987, and 4 in 1988. His most in one season was 23, in 1982.
What was Larry Herndon's career batting average?: Larry Herndon batted .274 over his career, with 1,334 hits in 4,877 at bats.
How many RBI did Larry Herndon have?: Larry Herndon drove in 550 runs in his career.
Is Larry Herndon in the Hall of Fame?: No. Larry Herndon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.