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: 19-13 / in Starts: 19-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	404	2	Apr 3	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS-5		99	4.2	5	3	3	7	3	1	1	5.79	9.75	27	98	51	16	5	7	9	6	0	0	38			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.109	1.40	-0.07%	-0.86	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out a1
2	405	7	Apr 8	CLE	@	SEA	L,8-14	GS-4		4	3.2	10	8	8	1	5	2	0	11.88	9.11	22	73	47	14	7	9	7	5	0	0	13			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.578	1.22	-0.38%	-5.94	1b start a 4	4b --- 2 out d3
3	406	12	Apr 15	CLE		SEA	L,4-8	GS-7		6	7.0	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	7.63	6.63	29	101	56	13	10	12	14	5	4	0	52			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.271	1.41	0.16%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
4	407	17	Apr 20	CLE		MIL	W,6-4	GS-7	W(1-0)	4	6.1	6	4	1	2	7	1	3	5.82	6.25	28	87	52	18	8	8	8	7	0	0	56			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.36	-0.168	1.50	-0.11%	-0.74	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out a1
5	408	21	Apr 25	CLE	@	MIL	W,11-4	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	8.0	5	4	4	1	5	3	0	5.46	6.48	29	108	69	21	7	12	11	6	1	0	60			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.058	1.02	0.04%	0.48	1b start tie	8b 3 out a6
6	409	25	Apr 30	CLE		OAK	L,9-11	GS-6		4	6.0	10	6	6	0	3	1	0	6.06	6.11	26	96	64	14	7	11	12	4	3	0	31			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	1	0	.92	-0.317	1.04	-0.21%	-2.57	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	410	29	May 6	CLE		TEX	W,5-4	GS-7	W(3-0)	5	7.0	7	2	2	1	1	1	0	5.48	5.94	28	99	60	19	2	18	8	4	0	0	55			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.205	1.11	0.14%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
8	411	34	May 11	CLE	@	DET	L,3-11	GS-7	L(3-1)	4	6.0	9	6	4	2	3	2	1	5.55	6.19	31	98	65	18	5	12	13	6	1	0	35			0	0	0	28	4	0	1	0	0	1	1.20	-0.363	1.43	-0.26%	-2.70	1b start tie	7b --- 0 out d3
9	412	38	May 16	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-5	GS-7	L(3-2)	4	7.0	8	4	4	2	2	1	1	5.50	6.13	30	96	58	17	10	16	9	4	1	0	45			0	0	0	26	2	1	0	2	1	0	1.13	-0.102	1.25	-0.07%	-0.16	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d3
10	413	42	May 21	CLE		KCR	W,1-0	GS-8	W(4-2)	4	7.1	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	4.86	5.82	28	97	57	14	10	12	10	3	2	0	68			0	1	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.443	1.96	0.39%	3.83	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a1
11	414	47	May 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS-7	W(5-2)	4	7.0	5	4	4	0	3	2	0	4.89	5.84	27	81	55	17	4	14	10	3	0	0	54			0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	1	1	.41	-0.042	.62	-0.04%	-0.27	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a5
12	415	51	May 31	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-8	GS-5		4	5.0	9	4	4	3	2	2	0	5.04	6.07	25					7	5	0	0	8	32			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.24	-0.092	1.69	-0.08%	-1.31	1b start a 4	5b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	416	55	Jun 6	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS-7	W(6-2)	5	7.0	8	1	1	3	1	0	0	4.72	5.90	30	114	68	19	5	19	7	4	2	0	55			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	.76	0.221	1.02	0.18%	2.96	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a5
14	417	59	Jun 11	CLE		MIL	W,4-3	GS-8		4	8.0	2	3	3	1	4	2	0	4.60	5.89	27	90	63	14	13	13	9	3	3	0	69			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.132	1.65	0.13%	1.57	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
15	418	64	Jun 16	CLE		CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	L(6-3)	4	8.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	0	4.41	5.60	31	104	68	15	16	13	10	5	2	0	68			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	.97	0.184	1.37	0.16%	2.57	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
16	419	68	Jun 21	CLE		NYY	W,13-4	GS-6	W(7-3)	4	6.0	8	4	4	2	2	0	0	4.50	5.47	25	82	53	18	7	14	7	6	0	0	40			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.26	-0.063	1.89	-0.06%	-0.57	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
17	420	72	Jun 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(7-4)	5	8.0	7	3	1	2	6	0	0	4.26	5.25	31	112	70	16	8	15	8	4	0	0	64			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	3	0	1	.53	-0.033	.84	-0.03%	1.44	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
18	421	77	Jul 2	CLE	@	HOU	L,2-6	GS-5	L(7-5)	4	4.1	7	6	6	2	5	0	0	4.56	5.14	21	81	53	10	15	10	4	3	0	0	28			0	2	0	18	0	3	0	0	1	0	.91	-0.194	1.33	-0.17%	-4.21	1b start tie	5b -2- 1 out d6
19	422	80	Jul 6	CLE		KCR	W,8-7	GS-4		3	3.2	8	7	7	1	2	0	0	4.95	5.07	19	59	42	10	8	7	9	6	1	0	18			0	0	0	17	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.489	2.11	-0.47%	-5.07	1t start tie	4t -2- 2 out d3
20	423	83	Jul 12	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-2	GS-6	W(8-5)	5	6.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	0	4.86	4.94	25	82	53	9	12	13	5	2	0	0	53			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.37	0.147	2.08	0.13%	1.33	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
21	424	88	Jul 17	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-6	W(9-5)	4	6.0	4	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.77	4.93	21	80	51	13	4	6	11	4	2	0	58			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.170	1.39	0.16%	1.36	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
22	425	93	Jul 22	CLE		SEA	W,6-2	GS-5		4	5.0	2	2	2	4	1	2	0	4.73	5.13	19	76	43	9	8	8	6	2	0	0	52			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	.87	0.054	1.26	0.05%	0.86	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
23	426	100	Jul 28(2)	CLE		ANA	L,7-10	GS-5		5	4.2	5	6	6	3	3	1	0	4.96	5.18	21	93	51	14	6	10	5	2	0	0	30			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.161	1.49	-0.13%	-1.69	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
24	427	116	Aug 13(2)	CLE		DET	W,9-1	GS-6	W(10-5)	15	5.2	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.83	5.11	23	77	48	10	9	10	9	3	1	0	55			0	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	0.195	1.85	0.22%	1.95	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a3
25	428	121	Aug 18	CLE		TOR	W,5-3	GS-6	W(11-5)	4	5.2	3	3	2	3	1	2	1	4.76	5.27	23	82	46	6	7	8	10	1	1	0	51			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	.90	0.031	1.49	0.03%	-0.05	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a1
26	429	126	Aug 23	CLE	@	OAK	W,7-4	GS-7	W(12-5)	4	6.1	5	2	2	3	6	0	1	4.69	5.19	27	95	58	24	7	8	9	2	1	0	58			0	0	0	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.16	0.190	1.87	0.18%	1.51	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a3
27	430	130	Aug 29	CLE		CHC	W,7-6	GS-7		5	7.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	0	4.60	5.07	28	88	60	7	12	13	10	6	1	0	56			1	1	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.27	0.239	2.30	0.26%	2.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
28	431	135	Sep 3	CLE	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-7	W(13-5)	4	6.0	8	2	2	2	3	0	2	4.54	5.04	28	102	60	13	13	13	8	4	1	0	49			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.02	-0.043	2.23	-0.06%	-0.32	1b start tie	7b -23 0 out a4
29	432	139	Sep 8	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GS-7		4	6.2	4	1	1	4	5	1	1	4.42	5.06	27	96	51	11	9	10	7	1	1	0	63			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.246	.89	0.12%	2.53	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out tie
30	433	143	Sep 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS-3	L(13-6)	4	3.0	7	6	6	2	3	0	0	4.65	5.03	18	73	41	13	4	6	7	5	0	0	22			0	0	0	15	2	2	0	0	1	0	1.19	-0.451	.58	-0.13%	-4.40	1b start a 2	3b 3 out d3
31	434	150	Sep 18	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	GS-8	W(14-6)	4	7.1	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	4.52	4.95	26	96	61	18	10	15	5	1	0	0	70			0	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.365	.05	0.01%	3.20	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out a3
32	435	157	Sep 25	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	GS-6		6	6.0	6	2	2	3	3	1	0	4.47	4.97	26	95	59	12	5	14	6	4	0	0	52			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.101	.00	0.00%	1.43	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
							19-13		W-L:14-6	4.3	195.1	199	105	97	69	107	26	11	4.47	4.97	826	2811	62%	16%	9%	1.35		19%	4%	8	48		---%	4	8	1	732	33	7	2	31	8	6	1.06	0.047	1.35	0.10%	2.17

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