What years did Norm Sherry play?

Norm Sherry played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1963.

Was Norm Sherry a pitcher?

No. Norm Sherry was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Norm Sherry hit?

Norm Sherry hit 18 career home runs with 107 hits.

Norm Sherry

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1963)

AVG .215

HR 18

RBI 69

H 107

OPS .625

PIV -880

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 7/16/1931 in New York, NY, USA
Died: 3/8/2021 in San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-12
Last Game: 1963-09-26

Full name: Norman Burt Sherry

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
194	497	45	107	9	1	18	69	1	37	102	.215	.279	.346	.625	-880

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 15.4% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Career SLG .346 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Career OPS .625 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 12.0% 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
1959	LAN	NL	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	LAN	NL	47	138	22	39	4	1	8	19	0	12	29	.283	.255 (+11%)	.323 (+9%)	.387 (+29%)	.711 (+20%)	473.5
1961	LAN	NL	47	121	10	31	2	0	5	21	0	9	30	.256	.258 (-1%)	.328 (-6%)	.399 (-1%)	.727 (-3%)	-62.0
1962	LAN	NL	35	88	7	16	2	0	3	16	0	6	17	.182	.257 (-29%)	.326 (-27%)	.393 (-22%)	.719 (-24%)	-352.4
1963	NYN	NL	63	147	6	20	1	0	2	11	1	10	26	.136	.246 (-45%)	.308 (-34%)	.371 (-51%)	.680 (-43%)	-938.8
Career · 5 seasons			194	497	45	107	9	1	18	69	1	37	102	.215	—	—	—	—	-880

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	116	306	32	73	15	48	.239
Away	78	191	13	34	3	21	.178

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1963-09-26	NYN	LAD	L	2	1	0	0	1	0
1963-09-25	NYN	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1963-09-21	NYN	SFG	W	4	1	1	1	0	1
1963-09-18	NYN	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-15	NYN	HOU	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1963-09-11	NYN	SFG	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-09	NYN	PHI	W	3	0	1	0	1	0
1963-09-04	NYN	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-03	NYN	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1963-08-29	NYN	PIT	W	2	0	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	186	148	1025	70	12	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	LAN	C	2	1	4	0	0	0
1960	LAN	C	44	39	282	15	2	3
1961	LAN	C	45	31	253	16	2	3
1962	LAN	C	34	25	221	13	2	2
1963	NYN	C	61	52	265	26	6	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	185

Frequently Asked Questions about Norm Sherry

What years did Norm Sherry play?: Norm Sherry played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1963.
Was Norm Sherry a pitcher?: No. Norm Sherry was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Norm Sherry hit?: Norm Sherry hit 18 career home runs with 107 hits.