Keith Hernandez

First Base

1974—1990

keith-hernandez-new-york-mets-768x518
Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#16

Player Detail

Keith
GIVEN NAME
Hernandez
SURNAME
October 20, 1953, in San Francisco, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1974—1990
Playing Career
Played from 20-36
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Cleveland Indians
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
St. Louis Cardinals
PRIMARY TEAM
1986
World Series titles
Mex
NICKNAME
17
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
August 30, 1974
Major League Debut
July 24, 1990
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 First Baseman —
— Cardinals ALL-TIME TEAM —

Related Content

  • DOWNLOAD FILES
Sporting News Clipping File

WHO IS Keith Hernandez?

Suspended for substance abuse during infamous Drug Trials in the 1980s. Slick-fielder at first base.
Hernandez was the 783rd player taken in the 1971 MLB Amateur Draft, but only two players selected that year went on to have more hits in the big leagues than him: George Brett and Mike Schmidt.
  • Keith Hernandez Scouting Report

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

80

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2088
2182
162
1071
.296
5 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1979 NL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
50.7
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.821
.760
108.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.296
.384
.436

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Dan Driessen
Chris Chambliss
Pedro Guerrero

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Gary Carter
Ron Fairly
Wally Backman
Ozzie Smith
Howard Johnson
Kevin Mitchell
Willie McGee
Darryl Strawberry
Dwight Gooden
Ron Darling
Davey Johnson

Keith Hernandez Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Hernandez
517
153
79
30
4
11
75
75
71
7
225
230
.296
.384
.436
821
AVG 1B
530
143
67
26
3
16
60
79
7
221
205
.269
.343
.417
.760

Keith Hernandez Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
16
20
20
20
19
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
16
19
22
20
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Keith Hernandez PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
60.3
41.1
28.6
20.5
4.67
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Keith Hernandez
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
311.7
196.1
136.7
93.0
24.1
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Keith Hernandez
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B