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	26-9 / in Starts: 24-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	69 (35-22-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (30-21-11)

Most Driven In
J Shelby	2
M Scioscia	1
M Davis	1
J Hamilton	1
A Griffin	1
T Woodson	0
R Dempsey	0

Most Driven In By
M Hatcher	1

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 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	168	2 (1)	Apr 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	0.051	1.60	0.04%	-0.05	P
2	169	6 (3)	Apr 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.052	1.27	-0.05%	-0.75	P
3	170	10 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.053	1.60	-0.05%	-0.51	P
4	171	14 (3)	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.054	3.72	-0.07%	-0.42	P
5	172	19 (4)	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.97	0.018	1.78	0.02%	-0.34	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
6	173	24 (4)	May 4	LAD		PIT	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.24	-0.017	.48	-0.02%	-0.77	P
7	174	28 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-5	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	4						P
8	175	30 (1)	May 12	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.14	-0.086	2.49	-0.11%	-0.56	P
9	176	35 (4)	May 18	LAD		MON	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.02	-0.049	2.20	-0.06%	-0.34	P
10	177	40 (4)	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	1.58	-0.120	2.92	-0.13%	-0.75	P
11	178	45 (4)	May 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.083	9	.82	-0.061	1.87	-0.08%	-0.71	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
12	179	50 (4)	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.57	-0.005	4.10	-0.01%	-0.04	P
13	180	55 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.167	.267	9	1.21	-0.133	4.32	-0.28%	-1.26	P
14	181	60 (4)	Jun 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.182	.303	9	1.41	0.095	3.49	0.14%	0.73	P
15	182	65 (4)	Jun 19 (1)	LAD		SDP	W,12-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	.23	-0.014	.61	-0.02%	-1.93	P
16	183	66	Jun 19 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	3.26	-0.010	8.67	-0.02%	-0.17	PH
17	184	70 (3)	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	.48	-0.051	1.40	-0.09%	-1.23	P
18	185	75 (4)	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.143	.238	9	1.15	-0.109	4.52	-0.26%	-1.08	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
19	186	80 (4)	Jul 5	LAD		STL	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	9	.81	-0.042	2.04	-0.06%	-0.46	P
20	187	84 (3)	Jul 10	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.152	.261	9	.70	0.000	1.83	0.00%	-0.09	P
21	188	88 (3)	Jul 16	LAD	@	CHC	T,2-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	1.25	-0.014	3.28	-0.02%	0.01	P
22	189	94 (5)	Jul 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.180	.300	9	1.07	-0.056	2.79	-0.09%	-0.38	P
23	190	99 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.113	.170	.283	9	1.28	-0.091	4.62	-0.20%	-0.81	P
24	191	104 (4)	Jul 31	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.175	.298	9	.21	-0.002	.99	-0.01%	-0.21	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
25	192	108 (3)	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.119	.169	.288	9	.55	-0.026	2.66	-0.08%	-0.22	P
26	193	113 (4)	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.127	.175	.302	9	1.15	-0.107	4.40	-0.25%	-0.99	P
27	194	117 (3)	Aug 14	LAD		SFG	L,4-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.127	.175	.302	9						P
28	195	122 (4)	Aug 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.167	.288	9	.42	-0.030	1.30	-0.06%	-0.48	P
29	196	127 (4)	Aug 24	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.162	.279	9	1.32	-0.082	4.68	-0.18%	-0.86	P
30	197	132 (4)	Aug 30	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.186	.314	9	.80	0.169	1.54	0.19%	1.63	P
Sept		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
31	198	136 (3)	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.178	.301	9	.27	-0.021	.67	-0.03%	-0.50	P
32	199	141 (4)	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.132	.132	.184	.316	9	.52	0.022	2.23	0.06%	0.41	P
33	200	145 (3)	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.179	.308	9	1.60	-0.063	1.67	-0.04%	-0.51	P
34	201	149 (3)	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.123	.173	.296	9	.76	-0.054	.08	0.00%	-0.46	P
35	202	154 (4)	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.133	.171	.303	9	1.57	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
36	203	159 (4)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-11	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.140	.176	.316	9	1.92	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
							26-9		105	85	1	11	2	1	0	6	1	0	18	0	19	0	1	1	0	0	.129	.140	.176	.316		.99	-1.103	2.23	-1.82%	-14.39

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