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	6-6 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1985	NLCS g2	Oct 10	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.51	0.070	13.47	1.06%	0.09	P
2	1985	NLCS g6	Oct 16	LAD		STL	L,5-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.70	-0.020	31.40	-0.49%	-0.30	P
1988 Postseason			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
3	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.57	0.009	14.91	0.13%	0.08	P
4	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.91	-0.068	28.47	-1.39%	-0.90	P
5	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	2						P
6	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	LAD		NYM	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.47	0.061	39.17	2.77%	0.53	P
7	1988	WS g2	Oct 16	LAD		OAK	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.417	.724	9	.34	0.049	17.89	1.42%	1.79	P
1995 Postseason			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
8	1995	WS g1	Oct 21	CLE	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.053	54.08	-1.54%	-0.42	P
1997 Postseason			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
9	1997	WS g1	Oct 18	CLE	@	FLA	L,4-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.050	48.06	-1.51%	-0.42	P
1999 Postseason			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
10	1999	NLDS g3	Oct 8	NYM		ARI	W,9-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	1999	NLCS g5	Oct 17	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.031	21.11	-0.31%	-0.25	P
12	1999	NLCS g6	Oct 19	NYM	@	ATL	L,9-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
									25	24	3	5	2	0	0	3	1	0	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532

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