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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-19 / in Starts: 17-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 36, Entered with runners on base: 0

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	125	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	7.0	8	4	3	1	1	1	0	3.86	4.87	31	15	6	0	0	8	47			0	0	0	30	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.10	-0.342	1.72	-0.32%	-0.61	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
2	126	6	Apr 11	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	7	1	1	1	9	0	0	2.25	2.81	32	11	4	2	0	7	77			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	3	0	0	.51	0.272	.49	0.16%	3.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
3	127	11	Apr 16	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	9	2	2	3	4	0	1	2.35	3.00	30	10	12	7	1	0	52			0	1	1	26	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.45	0.162	1.39	0.09%	1.39	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
4	128	15	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	L(1-2)	3	6.1	12	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.07	3.25	28	13	8	5	0	2	36			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	3	0	0	.90	-0.095	1.33	-0.08%	-0.78	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d2
5	129	19	Apr 25	LAD		SDP	W,4-2	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	5	2	2	3	8	0	0	2.82	2.98	35	15	4	1	0	5	74			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.356	1.64	0.29%	2.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
6	130	23	Apr 30	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	L(2-3)	4	6.2	5	5	3	7	6	0	0	3.00	3.16	33	12	3	0	0	5	47			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.56	-0.399	2.00	-0.31%	-2.24	1b start a 2	7b 123 2 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	131	25	May 2	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.06	3.11	8	5	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.91	0.238	3.17	0.16%	0.03	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
8	132	28	May 6	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	7	1	1	2	7	0	0	2.73	2.92	35	9	10	1	0	7	74			1	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.601	1.71	0.40%	3.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
9	133	33	May 11	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	GS-5	L(3-4)	4	5.0	9	3	3	2	4	0	0	2.95	2.89	26	6	5	0	2	9	39			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.127	1.52	-0.11%	-0.53	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
10	134	38	May 17	LAD	@	MON	L,3-8	GS-8	L(3-5)	5	7.0	8	5	5	1	6	0	1	3.31	2.80	29	14	6	4	0	1	46			2	0	0	26	3	0	0	3	0	0	1.77	-0.178	2.16	-0.13%	-0.36	1b start a 1	8b 12- 0 out tie
11	135	43	May 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-6	GS-8	W(4-5)	6	7.0	6	3	2	1	3	0	0	3.24	2.76	27	13	10	4	0	0	57			0	0	0	26	1	2	0	1	0	0	.98	0.062	1.07	0.04%	-0.27	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out a5
12	136	48	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,0-3	GS-7	L(4-6)	5	7.0	6	3	3	1	7	0	0	3.29	2.64	28	10	4	0	0	6	59			1	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.044	1.01	-0.03%	0.46	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	137	52	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	GS-7	W(5-6)	3	6.2	7	2	1	1	5	0	0	3.15	2.58	29	13	10	4	0	0	58			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.63	0.106	.65	0.07%	0.97	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out a3
14	138	56	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS-7	W(6-6)	4	6.1	3	1	1	4	4	0	0	3.03	2.64	25	11	3	2	1	3	63			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.73	0.222	.82	0.15%	1.07	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out a5
15	139	61	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,7-1	CG	W(7-6)	4	9.0	6	1	0	1	5	0	0	2.77	2.59	33	14	13	6	0	0	77			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	2	0	1	.67	0.331	.76	0.23%	3.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
16	140	66	Jun 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-11	L(7-7)	5	10.0	7	3	3	3	14	2	0	2.76	2.68	39	13	2	1	0	7	77			0	0	0	34	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.55	0.181	1.80	0.13%	1.50	1b start tie	11b 1-3 0 out tie
17	141	71	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	W(8-7)	5	9.0	8	1	0	1	7	0	0	2.56	2.60	36	20	9	5	0	0	75			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.65	0.587	1.29	0.28%	3.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
18	142	76	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-7)	4	9.0	7	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.39	2.54	35	17	10	7	0	0	79			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	.88	0.398	.75	0.20%	4.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	143	80	Jul 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-1	GS-5	W(10-7)	4	5.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.30	2.51	15	6	6	2	0	0	68			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.250	.45	0.09%	2.52	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a4
20	144	84	Jul 8(2)	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	10-GF(10)	L(10-8)	2	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.36	2.53	5	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.83	-0.360	1.84	-0.10%	-2.08	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
21	145	86	Jul 10 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-8		1	7.2	10	3	3	2	4	1	0	2.42	2.62	32	15	10	4	0	1	49			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.47	0.145	.51	0.03%	0.65	1b start a 1	8b 1-3 2 out a1
22	146	91	Jul 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	L(10-9)	7	7.1	8	4	4	4	8	0	1	2.54	2.63	33	10	10	6	0	0	50			0	2	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.35	0.169	1.19	0.09%	1.05	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out tie
23	147	95	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,6-9	GS-8		4	8.0	5	6	2	3	3	1	0	2.53	2.74	33	20	6	2	0	1	56			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.23	-0.375	.50	-0.09%	-2.05	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
24	148	100	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	GS-8	W(11-9)	4	8.0	4	2	2	2	6	0	0	2.51	2.71	29	10	7	0	0	4	70			2	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.307	.69	0.09%	1.96	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	149	105	Aug 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	W(12-9)	5	9.0	6	2	2	2	8	1	0	2.49	2.74	34	8	14	2	1	2	73			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.50	0.241	.35	0.10%	2.72	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
26	150	109	Aug 8	LAD		ATL	L,7-9	GS-5	L(12-10)	4	5.0	7	5	4	1	1	2	0	2.62	2.89	24	11	4	0	0	7	35			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.216	.30	-0.04%	-2.53	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
27	151	114	Aug 13	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	L(12-11)	4	7.2	10	5	5	5	8	1	0	2.75	2.95	37	13	10	5	0	1	42			0	1	0	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.307	.81	-0.10%	-0.40	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out d2
28	152	118	Aug 18	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-7	L(12-12)	4	7.0	6	2	2	4	3	0	1	2.74	2.99	32	15	9	4	0	0	56			1	1	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	2	1.36	0.095	.16	0.01%	1.64	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
29	153	124	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	W(13-12)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	8	0	1	2.67	2.95	35	9	8	2	1	7	75			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.318	.05	0.01%	3.68	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
30	154	128	Aug 28	LAD		MON	L,1-2	GS-8		4	8.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	2.61	2.97	29	13	8	5	0	1	73			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.289	.02	0.00%	2.96	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	155	133	Sep 2	LAD		PHI	L,2-6	GS-8	L(13-13)	4	8.0	8	5	4	3	5	0	1	2.68	2.97	34	16	7	2	1	2	50			1	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-1.05	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
32	156	138	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	W(14-13)	5	7.0	7	3	3	3	1	1	0	2.71	3.06	31	18	8	5	0	1	49			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.33	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out a2
33	157	142	Sep 13	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS-7	W(15-13)	4	7.0	6	2	2	1	1	2	0	2.71	3.17	27	19	4	2	0	2	57			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.249	.00	0.00%	1.67	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a2
34	158	147	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	W(16-13)	4	9.0	10	4	3	0	8	1	2	2.72	3.17	38	18	9	4	0	1	61			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	1	0	0	.77	-0.074	.00	0.00%	0.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
35	159	152	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-9	GS-7	L(16-14)	4	6.1	8	7	6	1	5	0	0	2.86	3.13	29	12	3	0	0	8	35			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	0	1	1	1.40	-0.416	.00	0.00%	-3.12	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out tie
36	160	156	Sep 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	GS-6	L(16-15)	4	5.1	10	9	9	3	5	1	1	3.12	3.19	30	7	4	0	0	10	14			0	0	0	26	2	1	1	1	0	1	1.17	-0.552	.00	0.00%	-5.26	1b start a 1	6b 1-3 1 out d2
37	161	161	Oct 3	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(16-16)	4	8.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	0	3.06	3.21	27	15	2	1	0	3	75			0	1	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.68	0.234	.00	0.00%	2.87	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
							18-19		W-L:16-16,Sv:1	4.0	264.2	247	105	90	74	190	17	9	3.06	3.21	1093	1.84		13%	1%	111	58	0	---%	12	9	1	1000	40	7	5	30	2	13	1.12	2.083	.82	1.29%	26.69

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