Orel Hershiser Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Orel Hershiser
NameOrel Hershiser
Date of BirthSeptember 16, 1958
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1983
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Orel Hershiser Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Orel Hershiser.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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:

GS466 (MLB Rank: 76)
GF19 (MLB Rank: 3,520)
W204 (MLB Rank: 110)
L150 (MLB Rank: 167)
SV5 (MLB Rank: 1,922)
ERA3.48 (MLB Rank: 2,463)
IP3130.1 (MLB Rank: 119)
SHO25 (MLB Rank: 174)
CG68 (MLB Rank: 647)
SO2,014 (MLB Rank: 87)
BB1007 (MLB Rank: 113)
H2,939 (MLB Rank: 144)
HR235 (MLB Rank: 166)
SO95.79 (MLB Rank: 4,366)
BB92.9 (MLB Rank: 8,861)
H98.45 (MLB Rank: 8,995)
HR90.68 (MLB Rank: 6,404)
WHIP1.261 (MLB Rank: 10,026)
WAR51.2 (MLB Rank: 97)

📊 Last Season Summary (2000)

In his final season (2000), Orel Hershiser recorded the following stats:

GS6
GF1
W1
L5
ERA13.14
IP24.2
SO13
BB14
H42
HR5
SO94.74
BB95.11
H915.32
HR91.82
WHIP2.27
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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