Orel Hershiser

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH).

High School: Cherry Hill East HS (Cherry Hill, NJ)

School: Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)

Debut: September 1, 1983 (Age 24-350d, 14,794th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 26, 2000 (Age 41-284d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner • Previously: Robert Fraley

Full Name: Orel Leonard Hershiser

Nicknames: Bulldog

Twitter: @OrelHershiser

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Cy Young
3x All-Star
1988 World Series
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger
WS MVP
ALCS MVP
NLCS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.0

204

150

ERA

3.48

510

466

3130.1

2014

WHIP

1.261

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-11 / in Starts: 25-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 91 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	67 (36-26-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 91 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
S Sax	1
M Scioscia	1
G Brock	1
D Anderson	1
L Matuszek	0

Most Driven In By
K Landreaux	2
R Reynolds	1
B Russell	1
M Duncan	0

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	54	3 (2)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.70	-0.01%	-0.09	P
2	55	7 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.023	1.31	-0.02%	-0.20	P
3	56	9 (1)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.27	-0.031	2.04	-0.03%	-0.09	P
4	57	13 (3)	Apr 21	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.92	-0.106	1.47	-0.10%	-1.06	P
5	58	18 (4)	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.50	-0.037	1.06	-0.05%	-0.43	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	59	22 (3)	May 1	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.03	0.038	1.56	0.04%	0.13	P
7	60	26 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.72	-0.018	1.20	-0.02%	-0.16	P
8	61	27	May 7	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6						PR
9	62	31 (3)	May 11	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.31	-0.045	2.32	-0.05%	-0.38	P
10	63	36 (4)	May 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.99	-0.049	1.41	-0.04%	-0.84	P
11	64	41 (4)	May 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	.93	-0.048	1.09	-0.03%	-0.57	P
12	65	45 (3)	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.38	0.014	.46	0.01%	-0.12	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	66	50 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	.90	0.068	1.20	0.05%	0.72	P
14	67	54 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-7	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.23	-0.019	1.74	-0.02%	-0.19	P
15	68	58 (3)	Jun 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.192	.377	9	.36	-0.010	.66	-0.01%	-0.18	P
16	69	63 (4)	Jun 21	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.250	.491	9	.80	0.062	1.53	0.07%	0.95	P
17	70	68 (4)	Jun 26	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	9	.79	-0.038	2.31	-0.07%	-0.36	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	71	73 (4)	Jul 1	LAD		CIN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	9	.21	-0.021	.42	-0.03%	-1.18	P
19	72	78 (4)	Jul 7	LAD	@	STL	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.222	.438	9	.73	0.010	1.62	0.01%	0.10	P
20	73	83 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.216	.427	9	.46	-0.012	1.22	-0.02%	-0.10	P
21	74	86 (2)	Jul 18	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.200	.205	.405	9	.99	-0.051	2.81	-0.09%	-0.34	P
22	75	91 (4)	Jul 23	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.214	.424	9	.49	0.056	1.39	0.10%	0.29	P
23	76	95 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.239	.227	.466	9	.64	0.029	1.73	0.05%	0.17	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	77	100 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.222	.472	9	.83	-0.008	3.37	-0.02%	-0.12	P
25	78	105 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.240	.213	.453	9	2.11	-0.095	8.53	-0.23%	-0.65	P
26	79	110 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.231	.204	.435	9	1.32	-0.067	2.73	-0.08%	-0.50	P
27	80	115 (4)	Aug 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.218	.192	.410	9	1.47	-0.111	2.12	-0.10%	-0.90	P
28	81	119 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,8-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.214	.189	.403	9	.39	-0.010	.65	-0.01%	-0.09	P
29	82	124 (4)	Aug 29	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.203	.179	.382	9	1.05	-0.085	1.39	-0.07%	-0.83	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	83	129 (4)	Sep 3	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.194	.169	.363	9	.40	-0.041	.81	-0.05%	-1.18	P
31	84	133 (3)	Sep 8	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.200	.177	.377	9	1.57	0.040	1.44	0.02%	0.24	P
32	85	139 (5)	Sep 13 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-2	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.232	.200	.432	9	.57	0.055	.34	0.02%	0.92	P
33	86	144 (4)	Sep 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.191	.413	9	.56	-0.066	.16	-0.01%	-1.51	P
34	87	149 (4)	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.186	.412	9	.80	-0.013	.60	-0.01%	-0.11	P
35	88	153 (3)	Sep 27	LAD		SFG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.164	.218	.178	.396	9	.48	0.039	.19	0.01%	-0.24	P
36	89	158 (4)	Oct 2	LAD		ATL	W,9-3	GS-6	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.247	.211	.457	9	.94	0.165	.00	0.00%	1.79	P
37	90	162 (3)	Oct 6	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.247	.211	.457	9						P
							26-11		91	76	5	15	1	0	0	4	4	0	20	1	10	0	1	0	1	0	.197	.247	.211	.457		.80	-0.439	1.39	-0.77%	-7.11

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