Herm Wehmeier

Q: When was Herm Wehmeier born?

Herm Wehmeier was born on February 18, 1927.

Q: Where was Herm Wehmeier born?

Herm Wehmeier was born in Cincinnati, OH .

Q: How tall was Herm Wehmeier?

Herm Wehmeier was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Herm Wehmeier weigh when playing?

Herm Wehmeier weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Herm Wehmeier play?

Herm Wehmeier played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Herm Wehmeier in the Hall of Fame?

Herm Wehmeier has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Herm Wehmeier have?

Herm Wehmeier had 794 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Herm Wehmeier played for?

Herm Wehmeier played for 5 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers.

Q: When did Herm Wehmeier retire?

Herm Wehmeier last played in 1958.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: February 18, 1927 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: May 21, 1973 in Dallas, TX

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: September 7, 1945 (Age 18-201d, 10,001st in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: July 23, 1958 (Age 31-155d)
vs. NYY 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Herman Ralph Wehmeier

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

108

ERA

4.80

361

240

1803.0

794

WHIP

1.474

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1945	18	CIN-min	AA	4	8	.333	4.68	16	14		5	0		102.0	95	63	53		80		30	1	0	2				1.716	8.4		7.1	2.6	0.38	SYR IL
1945	18	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	12.60	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	10	7	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	32	5.10	2.800	18.0	0.0	7.2	0.0	0.00

1946	19	CIN-min	A	17	6	.739	3.53	30			21	2		232.0	225	115	91		100		177	4	2	5				1.401	8.7		3.9	6.9	1.77	CLM SALL
1947	20	CIN-min	AAA	15	8	.652	4.12	28	25		15	2		177.0	150	87	81		98		81	1	0	6				1.401	7.6		5.0	4.1	0.83	SYR IL
1947	20	CIN	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		2.68	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	21	CIN	NL	11	8	.579	5.86	33	24	3	6	0	0	147.1	179	105	96	21	75	3	56	2	1	5	680	67	5.42	1.724	10.9	1.3	4.6	3.4	0.75
1949	22	CIN	NL	11	12	.478	4.68	33	29	1	11	1	0	213.1	202	119	111	20	117	5	80	7	0	7	937	90	4.72	1.495	8.5	0.8	4.9	3.4	0.68
1950	23	CIN	NL	10	18	.357	5.67	41	32	7	12	0	4	230.0	255	157	*145*	27	135	15	121	4	1	11	1058	75	4.87	1.696	10.0	1.1	5.3	4.7	0.90
1951	24	CIN	NL	7	10	.412	3.70	39	22	8	10	2	2	184.2	167	82	76	15	89	10	93	4	1	3	796	110	4.04	1.386	8.1	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.04
1952	25	CIN	NL	9	11	.450	5.15	33	26	2	6	1	0	190.1	197	115	109	23	103	13	83	7	0	3	850	73	4.82	1.576	9.3	1.1	4.9	3.9	0.81
1953	26	CIN	NL	1	6	.143	7.16	28	10	6	2	0	0	81.2	100	71	65	20	47	1	32	0	0	3	389	61	6.72	1.800	11.0	2.2	5.2	3.5	0.68
1954	27	TOT	NL	10	11	.476	4.40	37	20	6	10	2	2	171.2	153	90	84	16	72	14	62	2	0	6	730	93	4.18	1.311	8.0	0.8	3.8	3.3	0.86
1954	27	CIN	NL	0	3	.000	6.68	12	3	3	0	0	2	33.2	36	29	25	6	21	3	13	1	0	1	157	63	5.90	1.693	9.6	1.6	5.6	3.5	0.62
1954	27	PHI	NL	10	8	.556	3.85	25	17	3	10	2	0	138.0	117	61	59	10	51	11	49	1	0	5	573	105	3.76	1.217	7.6	0.7	3.3	3.2	0.96
1955	28	PHI	NL	10	12	.455	4.41	31	29	1	10	1	0	193.2	176	101	95	21	67	7	85	2	0	4	812	90	3.97	1.255	8.2	1.0	3.1	4.0	1.27
1956	29	TOT	NL	12	11	.522	3.73	37	22	6	7	2	1	190.2	168	89	79	18	82	8	76	1	0	2	803	100	4.11	1.311	7.9	0.8	3.9	3.6	0.93
1956	29	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	4.05	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.0	18	9	9	2	11	0	8	0	0	0	88	93	4.52	1.450	8.1	0.9	5.0	3.6	0.73
1956	29	STL	NL	12	9	.571	3.69	34	19	6	7	2	1	170.2	150	80	70	16	71	8	68	1	0	2	715	101	4.06	1.295	7.9	0.8	3.7	3.6	0.96
1957	30	STL	NL	10	7	.588	4.31	36	18	5	5	0	0	165.0	165	91	79	25	54	7	91	2	0	4	716	92	4.34	1.327	9.0	1.4	2.9	5.0	1.69
1958	31	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	4.71	10	6	2	0	0	0	28.2	34	17	15	4	7	0	15	0	0	0	124	88	3.98	1.430	10.7	1.3	2.2	4.7	2.14
1958	31	STL	NL	0	1	.000	13.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	13	9	9	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	31	33	6.48	2.500	19.5	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1958	31	DET	AL	1	0	1.000	2.38	7	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	21	8	6	2	5	0	11	0	0	0	93	172	3.31	1.147	8.3	0.8	2.0	4.4	2.20
13 Yrs				92	108	.460	4.80	361	240	48	79	9	9	1803.0	1806	1044	961	210	852	83	794	31	3	48	7925	84	4.58	1.474	9.0	1.0	4.3	4.0	0.93
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.460	4.80	41	27	5	9	1	1	204	204	118	109	24	96	9	90	4	0	5	897	84	4.58	1.474	9.0	1.0	4.3	4.0	0.93
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CIN (9 yrs)				49	69	.415	5.25	222	148	31	47	4	8	1087.0	1146	685	634	132	591	50	478	25	3	33	4897	78	4.94	1.598	9.5	1.1	4.9	4.0	0.81
PHI (3 yrs)				20	22	.476	4.17	59	49	4	20	3	0	351.2	311	171	163	33	129	18	142	3	0	9	1473	96	3.92	1.251	8.0	0.8	3.3	3.6	1.10
STL (3 yrs)				22	17	.564	4.16	73	40	11	12	2	1	341.2	328	180	158	43	127	15	163	3	0	6	1462	93	4.24	1.332	8.6	1.1	3.3	4.3	1.28
DET (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.38	7	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	21	8	6	2	5	0	11	0	0	0	93	172	3.31	1.147	8.3	0.8	2.0	4.4	2.20

NL (13 yrs)				91	108	.457	4.83	354	237	46	79	9	9	1780.1	1785	1036	955	208	847	83	783	31	3	48	7832	83	4.60	1.478	9.0	1.1	4.3	4.0	0.92
AL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.38	7	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	21	8	6	2	5	0	11	0	0	0	93	172	3.31	1.147	8.3	0.8	2.0	4.4	2.20

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1945	18	CIN	NL	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.043	-155	0	0	0	0		0	/1H

1947	20	CIN	NL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0		0	/1
1948	21	CIN	NL	-0.4	36	59	55	4	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	13	.091	.107	.109	.216	-41	.098	-69	6	1	0	3		0	1/H
1949	22	CIN	NL	0.3	36	85	78	9	20	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	17	.256	.275	.269	.544	46	.250	33	21	0	1	5		0	1/H
1950	23	CIN	NL	-0.4	54	94	92	8	14	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	19	.152	.161	.185	.346	-9	.154	-30	17	3	0	1		0	1H
1951	24	CIN	NL	0.2	46	62	59	8	17	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	8	.288	.300	.322	.622	67	.283	61	19	2	0	2		0	1/H
1952	25	CIN	NL	0.3	41	70	64	10	12	1	0	1	5	0	0	4	16	.188	.235	.250	.485	35	.224	25	16	0	0	2		0	1/H
1953	26	CIN	NL	-0.1	29	21	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.200	.238	.200	.438	16	.208	-2	4	1	0	0		0	1/H
1954	27	2TM	NL	-0.6	38	67	59	2	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	24	.102	.131	.136	.267	-30	.125	-78	8	1	0	6	0	0	1/H
1954	27	CIN	NL	-0.2	13	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-180	0	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
1954	27	PHI	NL	-0.4	25	57	50	2	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	21	.120	.154	.160	.314	-18	.147	-60	8	1	0	5	0	0	1
1955	28	PHI	NL	0.4	34	80	72	10	20	1	1	0	7	0	0	2	26	.278	.299	.319	.618	66	.276	52	23	1	1	3	2	0	1/H
1956	29	2TM	NL	0.2	45	69	66	6	13	3	0	2	8	0	0	2	20	.197	.221	.333	.554	47	.242	32	22	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
1956	29	PHI	NL	-0.2	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-143	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1956	29	STL	NL	0.3	42	61	58	6	13	3	0	2	8	0	0	2	17	.224	.250	.379	.629	67	.275	56	22	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
1957	30	STL	NL	-0.1	40	60	59	9	12	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	14	.203	.200	.237	.437	16	.192	-9	14	0	0	0	1	0	1/H
1958	31	2TM	2LG	-0.1	10	9	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	.222	.250	.472	26	.221	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
1958	31	STL	NL	0.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	278	.636	309	2	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1958	31	DET	AL	-0.1	7	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	.102	-76	0	1	0	0	0	0	/1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
13 Yrs				-0.3	413	677	633	67	124	13	3	3	40	0	0	16	166	.196	.217	.240	.457	22	.207	3	152	10	2	23	3	0	1H
162 Game Avg				-0.1	162	266	248	26	49	5	1	1	16	0	0	6	65	.196	.217	.240	.457	22	.207	3	60	4	1	9		0

CIN (9 Yrs)				-0.4	259	402	378	40	72	8	0	1	20	0	0	9	83	.190	.211	.220	.431	16	.197	-2	83	7	1	14	0	0	1H
STL (3 Yrs)				0.3	85	123	119	15	26	4	1	2	11	0	0	2	31	.218	.230	.319	.549	46	.240	28	38	0	0	1	1	0	1H
PHI (3 Yrs)				-0.1	62	145	130	12	26	1	2	0	9	0	0	4	50	.200	.226	.238	.465	24	.211	-1	31	2	1	8	2	0	1/H
DET (1 Yr)				-0.1	7	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	.102	-76	0	1	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (13 Yrs)				-0.2	406	670	627	67	124	13	3	3	40	0	0	15	164	.198	.218	.242	.460	23	.208	4	152	9	2	23	3	0	1H
AL (1 Yr)				-0.1	7	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	.102	-76	0	1	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1945	18	CIN	NL	P	2	2	0	5.0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000	.965	3.60	2.16	1.00	2.15	0	0	0			0

1947	20	CIN	NL	P	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	2.10	0	0	0			0
1948	21	CIN	NL	P	33	24	6	147.1	36	4	29	3	1	.917	.963	2.02	2.11	1.00	2.08	5	10	3	23.1	41.8	3
1949	22	CIN	NL	P	33	29	11	214.1	36	3	31	2	3	.944	.953	1.43	2.04	1.03	2.02	7	8	8	50.0	44.0	3
1950	23	CIN	NL	P	41	32	12	230.1	41	9	27	5	1	.878	.961	1.41	2.13	0.88	2.10	11	9	5	35.7	44.6	3
1951	24	CIN	NL	P	39	22	10	184.2	41	14	23	4	3	.902	.962	1.80	2.14	0.95	2.14	3	10	4	28.6	42.2	1
1952	25	CIN	NL	P	33	26	6	190.1	29	8	18	3	2	.897	.953	1.23	2.18	0.79	2.16	3	8	7	46.7	44.5	2
1953	26	CIN	NL	P	28	10	2	81.2	12	2	10	0	0	1.000	.956	1.32	2.06	0.43	2.02	3	4	1	20.0	40.4	1
1954	27	2TM	NL	P	37	20	10	171.2	47	7	37	3	2	.936	.960	2.31	2.07	1.19	2.06	6	3	4	57.1	44.6	4
1954	27	CIN	NL	P	12	3	0	33.2	15	2	12	1	0	.933	.960	3.74	2.09	1.17	2.06	1	0	3	100.0	44.7	1
1954	27	PHI	NL	P	25	17	10	138.0	32	5	25	2	2	.938	.960	1.96	2.07	1.20	2.06	5	3	1	25.0	44.5	3
1955	28	PHI	NL	P	31	29	10	193.2	38	6	29	3	2	.921	.950	1.63	2.04	1.13	2.02	4	2	1	33.3	43.7	1
1956	29	2TM	NL	P	37	22	7	190.2	42	16	24	2	1	.952	.966	1.89	2.05	1.08	2.03	2	6	2	25.0	40.0	0
1956	29	PHI	NL	P	3	3	0	20.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.970	0.45	2.07	0.33	2.03	0	1	1	50.0	40.0	0
1956	29	STL	NL	P	34	19	7	170.2	41	15	24	2	1	.951	.966	2.06	2.05	1.15	2.03	2	5	1	16.7	40.0	0
1957	30	STL	NL	P	36	18	5	165.0	43	18	24	1	0	.977	.962	2.29	2.06	1.17	2.08	4	12	2	14.3	39.8	1
1958	31	2TM	2LG	P	10	6	0	28.2	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	.960	1.57	1.95	0.50	1.94	0	5	0	0.0	45.2	1
1958	31	STL	NL	P	3	3	0	6.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.950	1.50	1.95	0.33	1.97	0	1	0	0.0	39.0	0
1958	31	DET	AL	P	7	3	0	22.2	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	.963	1.59	1.95	0.57	1.93	0	4	0	0.0	46.8	1
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
13 Yrs					361	240	79	1804.1	372	87	259	26	16	.930	.959	1.73	2.09	0.96	2.07	48	77	37	32.5	42.8	20

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Herm Wehmeier born?

Herm Wehmeier was born on February 18, 1927.

Where was Herm Wehmeier born?

Herm Wehmeier was born in Cincinnati, OH.

How tall was Herm Wehmeier?

Herm Wehmeier was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Herm Wehmeier weigh when playing?

Herm Wehmeier weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Herm Wehmeier play?

Herm Wehmeier played 13 seasons.

Is Herm Wehmeier in the Hall of Fame?

Herm Wehmeier has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Herm Wehmeier play?

Herm Wehmeier was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Herm Wehmeier have?

Herm Wehmeier had 794 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Herm Wehmeier played for?

Herm Wehmeier played for 5 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers.

When did Herm Wehmeier retire?

Herm Wehmeier last played in 1958.

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