Keith Hernandez

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA).

High School: Capuchino HS (San Bruno, CA)

Last Game: July 24, 1990 (Age 36-277d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keith Hernandez

Nicknames: Mex

Twitter: @keithhernandez

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MVP
5x All-Star
2x World Series
11x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

7370

2182

162

.296

1124

RBI

1071

OBP

.384

SLG

.436

OPS

.821

OPS+

128

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1972	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	STL	95	387	338	43	86	17	5	5	42	6	2	42	45	.254	.336	.379	.715	128		1	3	3
1972	18	-6.9	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	11	29	29	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.241	.241	.276	.517	8		0	0	0
1972	18	-2.8	St. Petersburg	FLOR	A	STL	84	358	309	38	79	16	5	5	41	6	2	42	39	.256	.344	.388	.732	120		1	3	3
1973	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	STL	136	577	508	82	141	26	3	8	77	8	4	58	71	.278	.352	.388	.740	197		4	1	6
1973	19	-5.9	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	31	132	120	20	40	6	1	5	25	0	0	9	18	.333	.394	.525	.919	63		3	0	0
1973	19	-3.7	Arkansas	TL	AA	STL	105	445	388	62	101	20	2	3	52	8	4	49	53	.260	.340	.345	.686	134		1	1	6
1974	20	-5.0	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	102	406	353	67	124	18	6	14	63	0	0	48	50	.351	.425	.555	.980	196		0	1	4
1974	20	-7.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	14	41	34	3	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	7	8	.294	.415	.441	.856	15	1	0	0	0	0
1975	21	-3.6	Tulsa	AA	AAA	STL	85	391	324	70	107	29	3	10	48	3	1	62	48	.330	.440	.531	.971	172		3	0	2
1975	21	-6.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	64	207	188	20	47	8	2	3	20	0	1	17	26	.250	.309	.362	.671	68	5	0	0	2	2
1976	22	-5.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	129	428	374	54	108	21	5	7	46	4	2	49	53	.289	.376	.428	.803	160	8	3	2	0	5
1977	23	-4.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	161	645	560	90	163	41	4	15	91	7	7	79	88	.291	.379	.459	.837	257	17	1	3	2	11
1978	24	-3.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	159	633	542	90	138	32	4	11	64	13	5	82	68	.255	.351	.389	.741	211	12	2	1	6	11
1979	25	-3.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	161	698	610	116	210	48	11	11	105	11	6	80	78	.344	.417	.513	.930	313	9	1	0	7	5
1980	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	159	690	595	111	191	39	8	16	99	14	8	86	73	.321	.408	.494	.902	294	14	4	1	4	4
1981	27	-1.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	103	444	376	65	115	27	4	8	48	12	5	61	45	.306	.401	.463	.864	174	9	2	0	5	6
1982	28	-0.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	160	694	579	79	173	33	6	7	94	19	11	100	67	.299	.397	.413	.810	239	10	2	1	12	19
1983	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	NYM-STL	150	633	538	77	160	23	7	12	63	9	5	88	72	.297	.396	.433	.829	233	7	2	2	3	14
1983	29	0.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	55	244	218	34	62	15	4	3	26	1	1	24	30	.284	.353	.431	.784	94	2	0	0	2	5
1983	29	0.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	95	389	320	43	98	8	3	9	37	8	4	64	42	.306	.424	.434	.858	139	5	2	2	1	9
1984	30	1.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	154	657	550	83	171	31	0	15	94	2	3	97	89	.311	.409	.449	.859	247	9	1	0	9	12
1985	31	2.3	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	158	682	593	87	183	34	4	10	91	3	3	77	59	.309	.384	.430	.814	255	14	2	0	10	15
1986	32	3.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	149	652	551	94	171	34	1	13	83	2	1	94	69	.310	.413	.447	.859	246	14	4	0	3	9
1987	33	4.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	154	676	587	87	170	28	2	18	89	0	2	81	104	.290	.377	.436	.813	256	15	4	0	4	8
1988	34	5.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	95	384	348	43	96	16	0	11	55	2	1	31	57	.276	.333	.417	.750	145	11	1	0	4	3
1989	35	12.7	St. Lucie	FLOR	A	NYM	4	17	16	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.375	.412	.438	.849	7	0	0	0	0	0
1989	35	6.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	75	244	215	18	50	8	0	4	19	0	3	27	39	.233	.324	.326	.649	70	4	2	0	0	3
1990	36	16.8	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	5	12	11	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	.455	.500	.818	1.318	9		0	0	0	0
1990	36	7.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	43	145	130	7	26	2	0	1	8	0	0	14	17	.200	.283	.239	.521	31	2	1	0	0	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		2088	8553	7370	1124	2182	426	60	162	1071	98	63	1070	1012	.296	.384	.436	.821	3214	161	32	10	71	130
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		427	1790	1550	266	469	92	17	38	233	17	7	212	220	.303	.386	.457	.843	709		8	5	15	0
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2515	10343	8920	1390	2651	518	77	200	1304	115	70	1282	1232	.297	.385	.440	.825	3923	161	40	15	86	130

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		229	958	826	162	278	54	10	29	137	3	1	119	122	.337	.421	.532	.953	439		6	1	6
AA (1 season)					Minors		105	445	388	62	101	20	2	3	52	8	4	49	53	.260	.340	.345	.686	134		1	1	6
A (2 seasons)					Minors		88	375	325	39	85	17	5	5	42	6	2	43	43	.262	.347	.391	.738	127		1	3	3	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		5	12	11	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	.455	.500	.818	1.318	9		0	0	0	0