Pancho Herrera
Full name: Juan Francisco Herrera Villavicencio
Also known as: Pancho · Pancho Herrera
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 100 kg
- Born
- 1934-06-16 · Santiago de Las Vegas
- Died
- 2005-04-28
- Debut
- 1953-08-16
Pancho Herrera was a Cuban baseball player, born on 16 June 1934 in Santiago de Las Vegas. His full name is recorded as Juan Francisco Herrera Villavicencio. He died on 28 April 2005. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 3 seasons in the National League, between 1958 and 1961. He appears throughout for Philadelphia Phillies.
Across his recorded career he batted .271, with 264 hits, 31 home runs and 128 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .281, in 1960 (512 AB). His most home runs in a season was 17, in 1960.
Career summary
- Seasons 3 (1958–1961)
- Leagues National League
- TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.271 / .349 / .430
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 29 | 72 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .270 | .347 | .365 | .712 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 145 | 575 | 512 | 61 | 144 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 136 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 233 | .281 | .348 | .455 | .803 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 126 | 461 | 400 | 56 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 163 | .258 | .351 | .407 | .758 |
| Career total | — | National League | 300 | 1108 | 975 | 122 | 264 | 46 | 8 | 31 | 128 | 8 | 6 | 113 | 270 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 419 | .271 | .349 | .430 | .779 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Pancho Herrera born?
Pancho Herrera was born on 1934-06-16 in Santiago de Las Vegas.
Which teams did Pancho Herrera play for?
Pancho Herrera appears for Philadelphia Phillies across 3 recorded seasons.
What are Pancho Herrera's career statistics?
In 3 recorded seasons Pancho Herrera batted .271 with 264 hits, 31 home runs and 128 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
