What years did John Herrnstein play?

John Herrnstein played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1966.

Was John Herrnstein a pitcher?

No. John Herrnstein was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did John Herrnstein hit?

John Herrnstein hit 8 career home runs with 99 hits.

John Herrnstein

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1966)

AVG .220

HR 8

RBI 34

H 99

OPS .592

PIV -710

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 3/31/1938 in Hampton, VA, USA
Died: 10/3/2017 in Chillicothe, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-09-15
Last Game: 1966-07-07

Full name: John Ellett Herrnstein

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	450	52	99	14	4	8	34	1	29	115	.220	.270	.322	.592	-710

Career AVG .220 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 14.8% below league average.

Career OPS .592 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	PHI	NL	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	PHI	NL	15	12	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	PHI	NL	125	303	38	71	12	4	6	25	1	22	67	.234	.250 (-6%)	.312 (-8%)	.377 (-5%)	.690 (-6%)	-337.3
1965	PHI	NL	63	85	8	17	2	0	1	5	0	2	18	.200	.245 (-19%)	.310 (-27%)	.371 (-30%)	.682 (-29%)	-373.0
1966	PHI	NL	4	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CHN	NL	9	17	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	ATL	NL	17	18	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			239	450	52	99	14	4	8	34	1	29	115	.220	—	—	—	—	-710

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	120	206	30	52	3	17	.252
Away	119	244	22	47	5	17	.193

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1966-07-07	ATL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	1
1966-07-03	ATL	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0
1966-07-01	ATL	SFG	L	1	0	1	0	0
1966-06-19	ATL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1966-06-18	ATL	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	1
1966-06-17	ATL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1
1966-06-16	ATL	NYN	W	3	1	1	0	0
1966-06-15	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1966-06-13	ATL	PHI	L	1	1	1	1	0
1966-06-13	ATL	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	91	76	650	30	8	49
OF	94	11	57	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	PHI	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1963	PHI	1B	1	0	6	0	0	0
1963	PHI	OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
1964	PHI	1B	68	61	488	22	5	33
1964	PHI	OF	69	9	43	0	1	0
1965	PHI	1B	18	12	117	8	2	13
1965	PHI	OF	14	0	6	1	0	0
1966	PHI	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1966	CHN	1B	4	3	39	0	1	3
1966	CHN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1966	ATL	OF	5	0	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	91
Left Field	84
Center Field	6
Right Field	5

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	1957, 1958

Frequently Asked Questions about John Herrnstein

What years did John Herrnstein play?: John Herrnstein played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1966.
Was John Herrnstein a pitcher?: No. John Herrnstein was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did John Herrnstein hit?: John Herrnstein hit 8 career home runs with 99 hits.