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, 12,410th in MLB 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

W

204

L

150

ERA

3.48

G

510

GS

466

SV

IP

3130.1

SO

2014

WHIP

1.261

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	20	LAD-min	A	4	0	1.000	2.09	15	4		1	0	2	43.0	33	15	10	2	17	0	33	2	0	5				1.163	6.9	0.4	3.6	6.9	1.94	CLI MIDW
1980	21	LAD-min	AA	5	9	.357	3.55	49	3		1	0	14	109.0	120	59	43	7	59	5	75	2	1	13				1.642	9.9	0.6	4.9	6.2	1.27	SAN TL
1981	22	LAD-min	AA	7	6	.538	4.68	42	4	30	3	1	15	102.0	94	54	53	12	50	5	95	5	0	14				1.412	8.3	1.1	4.4	8.4	1.90	SAN TL
1982	23	LAD-min	AAA	9	6	.600	3.71	47	7	20	2	0	4	123.2	121	73	51	10	63	6	93	4	1	12				1.488	8.8	0.7	4.6	6.8	1.48	ABQ PCL
1983	24	LAD-min	AAA	10	8	.556	4.09	49	10	32	6	0	16	134.1	132	73	61	16	57	8	95	8	0	10				1.407	8.8	1.1	3.8	6.4	1.67	ABQ PCL
1983	24	LAD	NL	0	0		3.38	8	0	4	0	0	1	8.0	7	6	3	1	6	0	5	0	0	1	37	112	5.38	1.625	7.9	1.1	6.8	5.6	0.83
1984	25	LAD	NL	11	8	.579	2.66	45	20	10	8	4	2	189.2	160	65	56	9	50	8	150	4	1	8	771	133	2.66	1.107	7.6	0.4	2.4	7.1	3.00	RoY-3
1985	26	LAD	NL	19	3	*.864*	2.03	36	34	1	9	5	0	239.2	179	72	54	8	68	5	157	6	0	5	953	171	2.74	1.031	6.7	*0.3*	2.6	5.9	2.31	CYA-3,MVP-16
1986	27	LAD	NL	14	14	.500	3.85	35	35	0	8	1	0	231.1	213	112	99	13	86	11	153	5	3	12	988	90	3.36	1.293	8.3	0.5	3.3	6.0	1.78
1987	28	LAD	NL	16	16	.500	3.06	37	35	2	10	1	1	264.2	247	105	90	17	74	5	190	9	2	11	1093	131	3.21	1.213	8.4	0.6	2.5	6.5	2.57	AS,CYA-4
1988	29	LAD	NL	23	8	.742	2.26	35	34	1	15	8	1	267.0	208	73	67	18	73	10	178	4	5	6	1068	149	3.18	1.052	7.0	0.6	2.5	6.0	2.44	AS,CYA-1,MVP-6,GG
1989	30	LAD	NL	15	15	.500	2.31	35	33	0	8	4	0	256.2	226	75	66	9	77	14	178	3	4	8	1047	149	2.77	1.181	7.9	0.3	2.7	6.2	2.31	AS,CYA-4
1990	31	LAD	NL	1	1	.500	4.26	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.1	26	12	12	1	4	0	16	1	1	0	106	88	2.65	1.184	9.2	0.4	1.4	5.7	4.00
1991	32	LAD-min	A+,AA,AAA	2	1	.667	1.17	4	4	0	0	0	0	23.0	21	5	3	1	2	0	16	0	1	1	90			1.000	8.2	0.4	0.8	6.3	8.00	BAK,SAN,ABQ CALL,TL,PCL
1991	32	LAD	NL	7	2	.778	3.46	21	21	0	0	0	0	112.0	112	43	43	3	32	6	73	5	4	2	473	104	2.89	1.286	9.0	0.2	2.6	5.9	2.28
1992	33	LAD	NL	10	15	.400	3.67	33	33	0	1	0	0	210.2	209	101	86	15	69	13	130	8	0	10	910	95	3.57	1.320	8.9	0.6	2.9	5.6	1.88
1993	34	LAD	NL	12	14	.462	3.59	33	33	0	5	1	0	215.2	201	106	86	17	72	13	141	7	0	7	913	106	3.80	1.266	8.4	0.7	3.0	5.9	1.96	SS
1994	35	LAD	NL	6	6	.500	3.79	21	21	0	1	0	0	135.1	146	67	57	15	42	6	72	2	2	6	575	104	4.48	1.389	9.7	1.0	2.8	4.8	1.71
1995	36	CLE	AL	16	6	.727	3.87	26	26	0	1	1	0	167.1	151	76	72	21	51	1	111	5	0	3	683	121	4.41	1.207	8.1	1.1	2.7	6.0	2.18
1996	37	CLE	AL	15	9	.625	4.24	33	33	0	1	0	0	206.0	238	115	97	21	58	4	125	12	1	11	908	115	4.30	1.437	10.4	0.9	2.5	5.5	2.16
1997	38	CLE	AL	14	6	.700	4.47	32	32	0	1	0	0	195.1	199	105	97	26	69	2	107	11	0	11	826	105	4.97	1.372	9.2	1.2	3.2	4.9	1.55
1998	39	SFG	NL	11	10	.524	4.41	34	34	0	0	0	0	202.0	200	105	99	22	85	7	126	13	0	12	887	91	4.76	1.411	8.9	1.0	3.8	5.6	1.48
1999	40	NYM	NL	13	12	.520	4.58	32	32	0	0	0	0	179.0	175	92	91	14	77	2	89	11	0	6	776	97	4.63	1.408	8.8	0.7	3.9	4.5	1.16
2000	41	LAD-min	A+	1	0	1.000	3.06	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.2	18	7	6	1	5	0	8	1	0	1	73			1.302	9.2	0.5	2.5	4.1	1.60	SBR CALL
2000	41	LAD	NL	1	5	.167	13.14	10	6	1	0	0	0	24.2	42	36	36	5	14	1	13	11	0	2	136	33	7.76	2.270	15.3	1.8	5.1	4.7	0.93
18 Yrs				204	150	.576	3.48	510	466	19	68	25	5	3130.1	2939	1366	1211	235	1007	108	2014	117	23	121	13150	112	3.69	1.261	8.4	0.7	2.9	5.8	2.00
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.576	3.48	36	32	1	5	2	0	218	205	95	84	16	70	8	140	8	2	8	916	112	3.69	1.261	8.4	0.7	2.9	5.8	2.00
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
LAD (13 yrs)				135	107	.558	3.12	353	309	19	65	24	5	2180.2	1976	873	755	131	667	92	1456	65	22	78	9070	116	3.28	1.212	8.2	0.5	2.8	6.0	2.18
CLE (3 yrs)				45	21	.682	4.21	91	91	0	3	1	0	568.2	588	296	266	68	178	7	343	28	1	25	2417	113	4.56	1.347	9.3	1.1	2.8	5.4	1.93
NYM (1 yr)				13	12	.520	4.58	32	32	0	0	0	0	179.0	175	92	91	14	77	2	89	11	0	6	776	97	4.63	1.408	8.8	0.7	3.9	4.5	1.16
SFG (1 yr)				11	10	.524	4.41	34	34	0	0	0	0	202.0	200	105	99	22	85	7	126	13	0	12	887	91	4.76	1.411	8.9	1.0	3.8	5.6	1.48

NL (15 yrs)				159	129	.552	3.32	419	375	19	65	24	5	2561.2	2351	1070	945	167	829	101	1671	89	22	96	10733	111	3.49	1.241	8.3	0.6	2.9	5.9	2.02
AL (3 yrs)				45	21	.682	4.21	91	91	0	3	1	0	568.2	588	296	266	68	178	7	343	28	1	25	2417	113	4.56	1.347	9.3	1.1	2.8	5.4	1.93

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