Orel Hershiser played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 2000, appearing in 510 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 204 W and 150 L, an ERA of 3.48, 2,014 SO, a WHIP of 1.261, and a WAR of 51.2.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Orel Hershiser |
Date of Birth | September 16, 1958 |
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MLB Debut | 1983 |
📊 Career Summary
Orel Hershiser appeared in 510 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1983 to 2000. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 466 (MLB Rank: 75) |
GF | 19 (MLB Rank: 3,466) |
W | 204 (MLB Rank: 110) |
L | 150 (MLB Rank: 166) |
SV | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,895) |
ERA | 3.48 (MLB Rank: 2,449) |
IP | 3130.1 (MLB Rank: 119) |
SHO | 25 (MLB Rank: 174) |
CG | 68 (MLB Rank: 647) |
SO | 2,014 (MLB Rank: 86) |
BB | 1007 (MLB Rank: 113) |
H | 2,939 (MLB Rank: 143) |
HR | 235 (MLB Rank: 166) |
SO9 | 5.79 (MLB Rank: 4,226) |
BB9 | 2.9 (MLB Rank: 8,723) |
H9 | 8.45 (MLB Rank: 8,885) |
HR9 | 0.68 (MLB Rank: 6,253) |
WHIP | 1.261 (MLB Rank: 9,893) |
WAR | 51.2 (MLB Rank: 97) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2000)
In his final season (2000), Orel Hershiser recorded the following stats:
GS | 6 |
GF | 1 |
W | 1 |
L | 5 |
ERA | 13.14 |
IP | 24.2 |
SO | 13 |
BB | 14 |
H | 42 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 4.74 |
BB9 | 5.11 |
H9 | 15.32 |
HR9 | 1.82 |
WHIP | 2.27 |
WAR | −2.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1988, 23 W
- Most SO: 1987, 190 SO
- Most IP: 1988, 267 IP
- Best WAR: 1988, 7.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1985, 2.03 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Orel Hershiser appeared in 22 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.62, pitched 130.6 IP, struck out 97 batters, with 8 W and 3 L.
Orel Hershiser Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1983 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -0.1 | 1.625 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 5.38 | 5.6 | 0.83 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
1984 | 11 | 8 | 2.66 | 0.579 | 2 | 150 | 189.2 | 4.3 | 1.107 | 9 | 160 | 50 | 65 | 56 | 133 | 2.66 | 7.1 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 771 |
1985 | 19 | 3 | 2.03 | 0.864 | 0 | 157 | 239.2 | 5.9 | 1.031 | 8 | 179 | 68 | 72 | 54 | 171 | 2.73 | 5.9 | 2.31 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 953 |
1986 | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 0.5 | 0 | 153 | 231.1 | 2.2 | 1.293 | 13 | 213 | 86 | 112 | 99 | 90 | 3.36 | 6 | 1.78 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 988 |
1987 | 16 | 16 | 3.06 | 0.5 | 1 | 190 | 264.2 | 6.4 | 1.213 | 17 | 247 | 74 | 105 | 90 | 131 | 3.21 | 6.5 | 2.57 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1093 |
1988 | 23 | 8 | 2.26 | 0.742 | 1 | 178 | 267 | 7.2 | 1.052 | 18 | 208 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 149 | 3.18 | 6 | 2.44 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1068 |
1989 | 15 | 15 | 2.31 | 0.5 | 0 | 178 | 256.2 | 7 | 1.181 | 9 | 226 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 149 | 2.77 | 6.2 | 2.31 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1047 |
1990 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 0.5 | 0 | 16 | 25.1 | 0 | 1.184 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 88 | 2.65 | 5.7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
1991 | 7 | 2 | 3.46 | 0.778 | 0 | 73 | 112 | 2 | 1.286 | 3 | 112 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 104 | 2.89 | 5.9 | 2.28 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 9 | 2.6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 473 |
1992 | 10 | 15 | 3.67 | 0.4 | 0 | 130 | 210.2 | 2.1 | 1.32 | 15 | 209 | 69 | 101 | 86 | 95 | 3.57 | 5.6 | 1.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 910 |
1993 | 12 | 14 | 3.59 | 0.462 | 0 | 141 | 215.2 | 2.7 | 1.266 | 17 | 201 | 72 | 106 | 86 | 106 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 913 |
1994 | 6 | 6 | 3.79 | 0.5 | 0 | 72 | 135.1 | 1.8 | 1.389 | 15 | 146 | 42 | 67 | 57 | 104 | 4.48 | 4.8 | 1.71 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 575 |
1995 | 16 | 6 | 3.87 | 0.727 | 0 | 111 | 167.1 | 3.7 | 1.207 | 21 | 151 | 51 | 76 | 72 | 121 | 4.41 | 6 | 2.18 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 683 |
1996 | 15 | 9 | 4.24 | 0.625 | 0 | 125 | 206 | 2.6 | 1.437 | 21 | 238 | 58 | 115 | 97 | 115 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 908 |
1997 | 14 | 6 | 4.47 | 0.7 | 0 | 107 | 195.1 | 2.3 | 1.372 | 26 | 199 | 69 | 105 | 97 | 105 | 4.97 | 4.9 | 1.55 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 826 |
1998 | 11 | 10 | 4.41 | 0.524 | 0 | 126 | 202 | 1.2 | 1.411 | 22 | 200 | 85 | 105 | 99 | 91 | 4.76 | 5.6 | 1.48 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 887 |
1999 | 13 | 12 | 4.58 | 0.52 | 0 | 89 | 179 | 1.9 | 1.408 | 14 | 175 | 77 | 92 | 91 | 97 | 4.63 | 4.5 | 1.16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 776 |
2000 | 1 | 5 | 13.14 | 0.167 | 0 | 13 | 24.2 | -2 | 2.27 | 5 | 42 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 7.76 | 4.7 | 0.93 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 136 |