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	21-19 / in Starts: 17-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	67 (36-17-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (30-20-11)

Most Driven In
P Garner	1
M Ramsey	1
M Duncan	1
M Marshall	1
F Stubbs	1
A TreviÃ±o	1
G Hoffman	1
D Anderson	0

Most Driven In By
J Shelby	3
P Guerrero	3
S Sax	1
M Marshall	1
F Stubbs	1
M Ramsey	1
M Duncan	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	128	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.56	0.039	2.44	0.04%	0.10	P
2	129	6 (4)	Apr 11	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	9	.25	0.045	.24	0.03%	0.59	P
3	130	11 (4)	Apr 16	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.79	-0.042	.76	-0.02%	-0.38	P
4	131	15 (3)	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	.98	0.003	1.44	0.00%	0.02	P
5	132	19 (3)	Apr 25	LAD		SDP	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9	1.40	-0.015	1.92	-0.01%	-0.11	P
6	133	22 (2)	Apr 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
7	134	23	Apr 30	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.389	.667	9	1.54	-0.107	1.98	-0.08%	-1.14	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
8	135	25 (1)	May 2	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.278	.389	.667	7						P
9	136	28 (2)	May 6	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.333	.571	9	.83	-0.062	.91	-0.04%	-0.55	P
10	137	33 (4)	May 11	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	1.62	-0.037	2.27	-0.03%	-0.36	P
11	138	38 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	MON	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.240	.240	.360	.600	9	.88	0.127	1.07	0.09%	0.94	P
12	139	43 (4)	May 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-6	GS-8	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.357	.607	9	1.31	0.002	1.42	0.00%	0.22	P
13	140	48 (4)	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.233	.333	.567	9	1.56	0.001	1.97	0.00%	-0.11	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
14	141	52 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219	.242	.313	.555	9	.24	0.014	.25	0.01%	0.54	P
15	142	56 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.257	.278	.343	.621	9	1.10	0.147	1.24	0.10%	1.83	P
16	143	61 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.282	.342	.624	9	.32	-0.055	.36	-0.04%	-0.99	P
17	144	66 (4)	Jun 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.279	.333	.612	9	1.19	-0.022	1.39	-0.02%	0.14	P
18	145	71 (4)	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.318	.601	9	.98	-0.046	.76	-0.02%	-0.22	P
19	146	76 (4)	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	9	.95	-0.024	.80	-0.01%	-0.64	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
20	147	80 (3)	Jul 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	9	.79	-0.070	.49	-0.03%	-0.95	P
21	148	84 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	9						P
22	149	86 (1)	Jul 10 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.288	.340	.628	9	.94	0.030	.32	0.01%	0.18	P
23	150	91 (4)	Jul 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.278	.327	.605	9	.93	-0.047	.82	-0.03%	-0.39	P
24	151	95 (3)	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,6-9	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.286	.333	.619	9	1.75	0.032	.71	0.01%	0.68	P
25	152	100 (4)	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.271	.316	.587	9	.43	-0.032	.22	-0.01%	-0.55	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
26	153	105 (4)	Aug 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.274	.317	.591	9	.36	0.056	.25	0.02%	0.18	P
27	154	109 (3)	Aug 8	LAD		ATL	L,7-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.270	.311	.581	9	.72	-0.018	.22	0.00%	-0.16	P
28	155	114 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.258	.297	.554	9	.70	-0.059	.39	-0.02%	-0.56	P
29	156	118 (3)	Aug 18	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.265	.318	.583	9	1.17	-0.046	.14	0.00%	-0.45	P
30	157	119	Aug 19	LAD	@	MON	W,10-9	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.242	.265	.318	.583	9	4.21	0.156	.39	0.01%	0.84	PH
31	158	124 (4)	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.271	.324	.595	9	.69	-0.021	.05	0.00%	-0.42	P
32	159	128 (3)	Aug 28	LAD		MON	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.264	.314	.578	9	.61	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.21	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
33	160	133 (4)	Sep 2	LAD		PHI	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.257	.306	.562	9	1.23	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
34	161	136 (2)	Sep 6	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	14-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.253	.301	.555	2	4.36	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
35	162	138 (1)	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.221	.241	.286	.526	9	.97	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
36	163	142 (3)	Sep 13	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.232	.275	.507	9	.56	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
37	164	147 (4)	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.224	.265	.489	9	.38	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
38	165	152 (4)	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-9	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.218	.259	.477	9	.92	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
39	166	156 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.225	.264	.489	9	1.83	0.133	.00	0.00%	1.05	P
40	167	161 (4)	Oct 3	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.228	.267	.495	9	1.30	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
							21-19		102	90	10	19	5	0	0	7	2	0	17	0	10	0	6	1	2	1	.211	.228	.267	.495		.99	-0.315	.69	-0.05%	-4.84

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