Carlos
Herrera
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 24, 1947 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 25 CHI JL $ 585,750 5 3 4 5 4 5 11 10 10 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
1974 26 BUF FL $ 2,000,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 11 10 10 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 6
1975 27 BUF FL $ 2,000,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 9 8 8 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 6 6
1976 28 BUF FL $ 2,000,000 5 4 4 5 4 5 11 10 10 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 6 6
1977 29 BUF FL $ 2,000,000 5 4 4 5 4 5 13 12 12 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 6 6
1978 30 BUF FL $ 400,000 5 4 4 5 4 4 12 11 11 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 6 6
1979 31 LOU JL $ 400,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 13 12 12 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 6 6
1980 32 LOU JL $ 400,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 13 12 12 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 400,000 5 3 4 5 4 4 9 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 13 12 12 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 33 BUF FL $ 300,000   10 10 11 6 4 5 17 15 15 11 9 10 15 16 16
1982 34 PHX JL     10 10 11 6 4 5 17 14 15 11 10 10 15 17 16
OOTP6 Min Ratings     10 10 11 6 4 5 17 14 15 11 9 10 15 16 16
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   10 10 11 6 4 5 17 15 15 11 10 10 15 17 16
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 25 CHI JL 50 50 8 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 7 7 .220 .339 .320 .659 5.6 0.7
    AAA   40 167 25 43 8 5 6 21 7 4 8 28 .257 .291 .473 .764 22.4  
1974 26 BUF FL 52 119 17 29 7 1 2 13 1 1 13 28 .244 .323 .370 .693 14.4 2.5
    AAA   28 48 11 10 3 0 0 5 2 2 7 6 .208 .309 .271 .580 4.1  
1975 27 BUF FL 29 54 11 13 1 1 2 7 2 2 4 5 .241 .283 .407 .691 6.9 0.7
    AAA   32 122 18 37 9 2 2 23 5 4 12 14 .303 .366 .459 .825 19.0  
1976 28 BUF FL 4 13 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .308 .357 .385 .742 1.7 0.4
    AAA   136 602 80 180 32 8 4 44 39 28 41 74 .299 .344 .399 .742 76.6  
1977 29 BUF FL 20 50 10 13 2 3 0 7 1 0 7 8 .260 .362 .420 .782 8.1 2.0
    AAA   116 446 61 126 34 11 5 65 20 11 42 41 .283 .344 .442 .786 64.8  
1978 30 BUF FL 37 92 10 23 6 2 1 9 2 1 4 18 .250 .281 .391 .673 8.4 1.3
    AAA   55 198 29 50 12 4 3 19 8 5 15 19 .253 .305 .399 .704 23.4  
1979 31 AAA   132 553 73 156 27 10 12 63 17 17 44 70 .282 .335 .432 .767 75.1  
1980 32 AAA   96 326 46 92 19 8 3 35 6 2 31 45 .282 .345 .417 .762 45.8  
1981 33 LOU JL 20 30 5 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .233 .281 .300 .581 2.6 0.2
    AAA   58 219 32 65 13 5 6 25 5 8 17 29 .297 .347 .484 .831 33.0  
1982 34 AAA   137 494 70 140 44 2 11 98 18 10 64 39 .283 .366 .447 .813 78.9  
7 Years Sim 212 408 61 100 21 7 6 47 6 4 37 73 .245 .314 .375 .689 47.8 8.0
10 Years AAA 830 3175 445 899 201 55 52 398 127 91 281 365 .283 .344 .430 .774 443.1  
162 Game Average 311 46 76 16 5 4 35 4 3 28 55 .245 .314 .375 .689 36.5  
Career Highs 52 119 17 29 7 3 2 13 2 2 13 28 .308 .362 .420 .782 14.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   83 19 21 4 0 2 11 3 1 6 10 .253 .300 .373 .673 9.6
vs LH   325 42 79 17 7 4 36 3 3 31 63 .243 .318 .375 .693 37.3
Home 105 178 29 40 10 4 3 21 5 2 22 32 .225 .319 .376 .695 21.7
Away 107 230 32 60 11 3 3 26 1 2 15 41 .261 .310 .374 .684 25.2
RISP   104 0 26 7 0 1 36 0 0 13 23 .250 .333 .346 .679 12.4
Pinch Hitting   73 11 18 6 0 1 9 0 0 8 11 .247 .325 .370 .695 8.7
Close/Late   53 12 12 2 2 0 3 0 0 4 14 .226 .288 .340 .628 4.9
Mar/Apr 47 97 13 18 3 3 2 5 2 1 15 15 .186 .301 .340 .641 10.7
May 53 116 17 30 7 0 2 20 2 1 4 25 .259 .287 .371 .658 11.6
June 53 99 21 27 6 2 2 11 2 0 9 11 .273 .330 .434 .765 14.3
July 22 31 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 8 .129 .308 .258 .566 2.5
August 8 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238 1.8
Sep/Oct 29 59 6 18 4 0 0 8 0 1 1 14 .305 .339 .373 .712 6.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 25 CHI JL LF 10 6 52.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.04   0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1974 26 BUF FL LF 32 29 243.0 64 1 0 0 1.000 2.41   0.7
1975 27 BUF FL LF 16 13 104.0 21 1 0 1 1.000 1.90   0.2
1976 28 BUF FL LF 4 4 37.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 3.41   0.2
1977 29 BUF FL LF 16 15 130.0 31 1 0 0 1.000 2.22   0.4
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1978 30 BUF FL LF 23 20 165.0 36 1 1 0 .974 2.02   0.7
    CF 7 7 51.0 16 2 1 1 .947 3.18    
    RF 4 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1981 33 LOU JL LF 5 4 38.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.37   0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 106 91 769.0 181 5 1 1 .995 2.18   2.3
  CF 8 7 53.0 16 2 1 1 .947 3.06    
  RF 6 0 10.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
  1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   122 98 835.0 203 7 2 2 .991 2.26   2.3
Career Highs   35 29 243.0 64 3 2 1 1.000 3.41    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 29 BUF FL 2 7 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .429 .500 .857 1.357
1978 30 BUF FL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 10 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .600 .964
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History
Drafted in 23rd round, 533rd overall pick, by Chicago in 1973
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/20/1973, off Bob Frumpkey (JAX)
Released by Chicago on 11/5/1973
Signed as a free agent by Buffalo on 2/7/1974 to a 4-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/3/1975 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Buffalo on 2/1/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Traded from Buffalo to Louisville on 2/10/1979 (Going to BUF: 2B J. Landon. Going to LOU: LF C. Herrera)
Traded from Louisville to Buffalo on 7/21/1981 (Going to BUF: LF Carlos Herrera, CF Pablo Lazaro. Going to LOU: 2B Juan Alvarez, P Oscar Canales, RF Dale McCall)