What years did Herman Long play?

Herman Long played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1904.

Was Herman Long a pitcher?

No. Herman Long was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Herman Long hit?

Herman Long hit 91 career home runs with 2129 hits.

Herman Long

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1889-1904)

AVG .277

HR 91

RBI 1,055

H 2,129

OPS .718

PIV 2,876

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 160 lb
Born: 4/13/1866 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 9/16/1909 in Denver, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 1889-04-17
Last Game: 1904-07-13

Full name: Herman C. Long

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,875	7,678	1,456	2,129	342	97	91	1,055	537	612	462	.277	.335	.383	.718	2,876

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .383 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OPS .718 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1889	KC2	AA	136	574	137	158	32	6	3	60	89	64	63	.275	.263 (+4%)	.334 (+7%)	.357 (+3%)	.691 (+5%)	684.3
1890	BSN	NL	101	431	95	108	15	3	8	52	49	40	34	.251	.260 (-4%)	.336 (-5%)	.351 (+1%)	.687 (-2%)	-151.2
1891	BSN	NL	139	577	129	163	21	12	9	75	60	80	51	.282	.254 (+11%)	.331 (+14%)	.343 (+19%)	.675 (+16%)	1976.5
1892	BSN	NL	151	646	115	181	33	6	6	78	57	44	36	.280	.244 (+14%)	.316 (+5%)	.327 (+15%)	.644 (+10%)	1136.5
1893	BSN	NL	128	552	149	159	22	6	6	58	38	73	32	.288	.279 (+3%)	.356 (+6%)	.379 (+1%)	.735 (+3%)	492.9
1894	BSN	NL	104	475	136	154	28	11	12	79	24	35	17	.324	.309 (+5%)	.379 (-1%)	.435 (+16%)	.814 (+8%)	710.0
1895	BSN	NL	125	540	109	170	23	10	9	75	36	31	13	.315	.296 (+6%)	.361 (-2%)	.399 (+11%)	.761 (+5%)	432.4
1896	BSN	NL	120	502	106	173	26	8	6	101	38	26	16	.345	.290 (+19%)	.354 (+8%)	.387 (+20%)	.741 (+14%)	1355.7
1897	BSN	NL	107	450	89	145	32	7	3	69	22	23	17	.322	.291 (+10%)	.354 (+1%)	.387 (+15%)	.741 (+8%)	590.0
1898	BSN	NL	144	589	99	156	21	10	6	99	20	39	24	.265	.270 (-2%)	.333 (-7%)	.347 (+5%)	.680 (-1%)	-220.1
1899	BSN	NL	145	578	91	153	30	8	6	100	20	45	27	.265	.282 (-6%)	.343 (-7%)	.366 (+2%)	.710 (-2%)	-272.6
1900	BSN	NL	125	486	80	127	19	4	12	66	26	44	23	.261	.279 (-6%)	.338 (-4%)	.366 (+7%)	.705 (+2%)	107.9
1901	BSN	NL	138	518	54	112	14	6	3	68	20	25	56	.216	.271 (-20%)	.326 (-22%)	.359 (-21%)	.686 (-22%)	-1774.1
1902	BSN	NL	120	437	40	101	11	0	2	44	24	31	18	.231	.266 (-13%)	.321 (-12%)	.343 (-21%)	.665 (-17%)	-1044.0
1903	NYA	AL	22	80	6	15	3	0	0	8	3	2	14	.188	.261 (-28%)	.316 (-35%)	.345 (-35%)	.662 (-35%)	-417.4
1903	DET	AL	69	239	21	53	12	0	0	23	11	10	21	.222	.261 (-15%)	.316 (-19%)	.345 (-21%)	.662 (-20%)	-417.4
1904	PHI	NL	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,875	7,678	1,456	2,129	342	97	91	1,055	537	612	462	.277	—	—	—	—	3,189

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	27	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1892	CS	BSN	6	27	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (764 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	395	1516	243	400	26	225	.264
Away	369	1414	148	318	3	185	.225

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1904-07-13	PHI	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1903-09-29	DET	NYY	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1903-09-26	DET	NYY	L	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
1903-09-26	DET	NYY	W	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
1903-09-25	DET	BOS	L	6	0	4	0	1	0	1
1903-09-24	DET	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1903-09-21	DET	PHA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1903-09-19	DET	PHA	L	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
1903-09-18	DET	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1903-09-18	DET	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	0	20	2	0	1
2B	65	1	180	191	22	19
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	19	0	21	5	4	0
SS	1795	0	4229	6137	1070	765

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1889	KC2	2B	8	0	20	27	5	4
1889	KC2	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1889	KC2	SS	128	0	335	479	117	55
1890	BSN	SS	101	0	230	352	66	40
1891	BSN	SS	139	0	345	441	85	60
1892	BSN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1892	BSN	OF	12	0	16	5	3	0
1892	BSN	SS	141	0	297	497	99	65
1893	BSN	2B	5	0	11	18	2	1
1893	BSN	SS	123	0	271	469	98	67
1894	BSN	2B	3	0	17	6	2	1
1894	BSN	OF	5	0	5	0	1	0
1894	BSN	SS	98	0	217	359	75	52
1895	BSN	2B	2	0	9	3	0	1
1895	BSN	SS	123	0	283	410	84	48
1896	BSN	SS	120	0	311	415	83	52
1897	BSN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1897	BSN	SS	107	0	274	353	66	40
1898	BSN	2B	2	0	7	7	0	0
1898	BSN	SS	142	0	326	472	67	65
1899	BSN	1B	2	0	20	2	0	1
1899	BSN	SS	143	0	351	435	60	68
1900	BSN	SS	125	0	257	454	48	34
1901	BSN	SS	138	0	304	468	44	55
1902	BSN	2B	13	0	41	35	7	6
1902	BSN	SS	107	0	286	366	37	46
1903	NYA	SS	22	0	52	60	14	6
1903	DET	2B	31	0	71	91	5	6
1903	DET	SS	38	0	90	107	27	12
1904	PHI	2B	1	1	4	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	2
Second Base	65
Third Base	1
Shortstop	1795
Left Field	18
Center Field	1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Herman Long (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman Long

What years did Herman Long play?: Herman Long played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1904.
Was Herman Long a pitcher?: No. Herman Long was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Herman Long hit?: Herman Long hit 91 career home runs with 2129 hits.