William
Hershey
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: May 15, 1989 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2015    2022   
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
2008 19 POR GL   0 0 0 3 2 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2009 20 POR GL   1 0 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
2010 21 POR GL   2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4
2011 22 POR GL   4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
2012 23 POR GL   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
2013 24 POR GL $ 100,000 7 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2014 25 POR GL $ 100,000 7 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
2015 26 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2016 27 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2017 28 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2018 29 CAP VL $ 2,580,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2019 30 CAP VL $ 2,580,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2020 31 CAP VL $ 2,580,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2021 32 CAP VL $ 2,450,000 7 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
2022 33 CAP VL $ 2,450,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
2023 34 CAP VL $ 2,450,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
2024 35 CAP VL $ 2,240,000 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
2025 36 CAP VL $ 2,240,000 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 2 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Max Ratings $ 2,580,000 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2008 19 A   160 617 51 119 20 6 17 67 18 12 31 106 .193 .231 .327 .559 45.3  
2009 20 A   131 523 52 119 11 4 23 61 15 12 29 81 .228 .268 .396 .664 55.6  
2010 21 A   143 560 64 152 28 5 15 77 19 12 38 86 .271 .318 .420 .737 72.3  
2011 22 AAA   96 378 41 87 23 0 10 38 11 10 32 63 .230 .290 .370 .661 39.7  
    AA   66 266 46 70 13 2 6 28 10 6 23 33 .263 .322 .395 .717 33.5  
2012 23 AAA   136 536 84 169 35 4 16 81 24 11 47 59 .315 .370 .485 .856 90.9  
2013 24 POR GL 158 571 83 150 32 3 11 79 9 11 37 70 .263 .305 .387 .692 66.9 7.5
2014 25 POR GL 160 592 79 148 30 1 8 49 15 10 48 73 .250 .306 .345 .651 61.0 5.9
2015 26 POR GL 159 635 98 175 34 6 28 104 50 17 53 68 .276 .333 .480 .814 105.9 23.7
2016 27 POR GL 156 583 81 150 21 5 19 91 33 16 47 72 .257 .312 .408 .721 74.4 10.6
2017 28 POR GL 146 512 75 142 19 1 16 68 22 14 50 54 .277 .342 .412 .754 70.4 11.6
2018 29 CAP VL 146 490 74 134 19 6 8 78 15 18 45 58 .273 .332 .386 .718 59.4 12.0
2019 30 CAP VL 159 591 97 162 24 6 27 111 6 7 52 70 .274 .336 .472 .808 91.0 16.4
2020 31 CAP VL 135 522 71 132 21 5 20 94 3 4 42 69 .253 .310 .427 .737 67.6 12.6
    AAA   3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 .300 .462 .300 .762 1.5  
2021 32 CAP VL 158 595 89 159 24 4 19 79 2 4 76 79 .267 .351 .417 .767 87.1 10.7
2022 33 CAP VL 154 619 95 171 17 4 25 112 1 3 68 98 .276 .345 .438 .783 92.8 17.3
2023 34 CAP VL 158 605 90 164 26 4 22 98 3 7 72 93 .271 .347 .436 .783 89.5 13.3
2024 35 CAP VL 159 665 128 196 26 8 28 118 6 4 83 97 .295 .373 .484 .857 114.7 21.7
2025 36 CAP VL 160 648 96 165 29 5 21 92 0 4 63 90 .255 .321 .412 .733 81.6 10.8
13 Years Sim 2008 7628 1156 2048 322 58 252 1173 165 119 736 991 .268 .333 .425 .758 1062.3 174.1
3 Years AAA 235 924 125 259 58 4 26 120 35 22 82 122 .280 .342 .436 .779 132.2  
1 Years AA 66 266 46 70 13 2 6 28 10 6 23 33 .263 .322 .395 .717 33.5  
3 Years A 434 1700 167 390 59 15 55 205 52 36 98 273 .229 .275 .379 .654 173.2  
7 Years Minors 735 2890 338 719 130 21 87 353 97 64 203 428 .249 .301 .399 .700 338.8  
162 Game Average 615 93 165 25 4 20 94 13 9 59 79 .268 .333 .425 .758 85.7  
Career Highs 160 665 128 196 34 8 28 118 50 18 83 98 .295 .373 .484 .857 114.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5619 824 1472 224 41 183 844 110 85 529 705 .262 .325 .414 .740 753.8
vs LH   2009 332 576 98 17 69 329 55 34 207 286 .287 .353 .455 .808 315.4
Home 1005 3696 548 967 137 31 132 558 76 60 337 464 .262 .324 .423 .747 501.5
Away 1003 3932 608 1081 185 27 120 615 89 59 399 527 .275 .341 .427 .768 567.7
RISP   2016 0 578 88 15 78 899 0 0 249 272 .287 .356 .461 .817 336.4
Pinch Hitting   35 5 8 0 1 1 7 0 0 2 2 .229 .270 .371 .642 3.6
Close/Late   887 117 208 28 6 25 118 0 0 74 124 .234 .289 .364 .653 96.9
Mar/Apr 323 1257 190 367 62 17 45 226 27 21 113 162 .292 .349 .476 .825 199.7
May 332 1251 195 316 45 10 44 179 26 9 130 176 .253 .323 .410 .733 170.9
June 327 1269 182 311 45 4 42 175 23 23 125 182 .245 .313 .386 .699 154.4
July 271 1029 153 269 40 5 37 153 29 22 102 122 .261 .327 .418 .745 140.7
August 325 1241 190 357 63 7 34 218 32 18 113 165 .288 .347 .432 .779 181.7
Sep/Oct 430 1581 246 428 67 15 50 222 28 26 153 184 .271 .336 .427 .763 221.9
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
2013 24 POR GL 2B 157 156 1403.7 236 525 15 97 .981 4.88   9.0
2014 25 POR GL 2B 159 156 1416.0 293 560 17 110 .980 5.42   9.3
2015 26 POR GL 2B 158 158 1418.3 262 507 12 122 .985 4.88   9.3
2016 27 POR GL 2B 153 143 1303.3 252 472 17 116 .977 5.00   8.3
    RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
2017 28 POR GL 2B 56 49 451.0 103 169 3 38 .989 5.43   3.5
    SS 1 0 7.0 3 3 0 3 1.000 7.71   0.2
2018 29 CAP VL 2B 146 146 1266.0 231 386 19 77 .970 4.39   5.6
2019 30 CAP VL 2B 158 158 1385.3 286 427 9 86 .988 4.63   6.6
2020 31 CAP VL 2B 134 134 1203.7 237 352 8 66 .987 4.40   7.6
2021 32 CAP VL 2B 158 157 1401.3 286 427 14 104 .981 4.58   8.6
2022 33 CAP VL 2B 146 143 1293.3 278 464 19 98 .975 5.16   8.5
2023 34 CAP VL 2B 158 158 1407.7 304 458 16 107 .979 4.87   9.8
2024 35 CAP VL 2B 158 158 1433.0 312 467 12 113 .985 4.89   8.3
    3B 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.25   0.0
2025 36 CAP VL 2B 158 157 1402.0 282 460 12 111 .984 4.76   10.8
  2B 1899 1873 16784.6 3362 5674 173 1245 .981 4.85   105.2
  3B 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.25   0.0
  SS 1 0 7.0 3 3 0 3 1.000 7.71   0.2
  RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
Career Totals   1902 1874 16803.6 3367 5678 173 1249 .981 4.84   105.4
Career Highs   159 159 1441.0 313 560 19 122 .989 5.46    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 25 POR GL 17 71 4 14 1 1 3 9 1 1 3 11 .197 .227 .366 .593
2015 26 POR GL 3 12 2 4 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 .333 .385 .833 1.218
2022 33 CAP VL 9 41 3 6 1 0 1 6 0 2 1 5 .146 .167 .244 .411
2023 34 CAP VL 4 14 4 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 .214 .313 .429 .741
Career Post-Season Batting 33 138 13 27 2 1 7 23 4 3 7 19 .196 .233 .377 .610
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
2015-10-105.9
Games
2014-10-160
At-Bats
2024-1-665
Runs
2015-9-98
2024-4-128
Triples
2024-5-8
RBIs
2015-6-104
2019-9-111
Stolen Bases
2015-2-50
Caught Stealing
2013-9-11
2014-7-10
2015-2-17
2016-8-16
2017-5-14
2018-4-18
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 44    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 28th overall pick, by Portland in 2008
Injured on 6/19/2008 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/4/2009 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/1/2009 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/28/2009 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/24/2010 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks