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	16-5 / in Starts: 16-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	21 (10-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-4)

Most Driven In
L Harris	1
J Samuel	1
J Offerman	0

Most Driven In By
L Harris	2
J Samuel	1
D Strawberry	1
M Sharperson	1
E Murray	0
B Butler	0

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 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	243	45 (44)	May 29	LAD		HOU	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.89	0.039	2.22	0.06%	0.37	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
2	244	50 (4)	Jun 4	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333	9	.56	0.058	1.23	0.08%	0.52	P
3	245	55 (4)	Jun 9	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833	.833	1.000	1.833	9	1.68	0.308	3.97	0.44%	2.23	P
4	246	59 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	.750	1.375	9	.59	-0.029	1.46	-0.04%	-0.31	P
5	247	64 (4)	Jun 19	LAD		CHC	W,9-8	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.667	.750	1.417	9	.67	0.014	1.70	0.02%	0.19	P
6	248	69 (4)	Jun 25	LAD		SFG	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.667	1.267	9	.70	-0.017	1.81	-0.03%	-0.14	P
7	249	74 (4)	Jun 30	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.545	1.045	9	.48	-0.024	1.56	-0.05%	-0.20	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
8	250	79 (4)	Jul 6	LAD		ATL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.417	.500	.500	1.000	9	.59	0.021	1.87	0.04%	-0.19	P
9	251	85 (5)	Jul 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.385	.467	.462	.928	9	1.16	0.075	3.00	0.12%	0.64	P
10	252	90 (4)	Jul 20	LAD	@	NYM	W,11-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.429	.866	9	.70	-0.017	2.01	-0.03%	-0.15	P
11	253	95 (4)	Jul 26	LAD		MON	W,1-0	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	9	.70	-0.017	1.80	-0.03%	-0.14	P
12	254	100 (4)	Jul 31	LAD		NYM	W,6-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.375	.764	9	.42	-0.011	1.13	-0.02%	-0.09	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
13	255	105 (4)	Aug 6	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.389	.789	9	.83	0.019	3.19	0.04%	0.23	P
14	256	110 (4)	Aug 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.409	.368	.778	9	.71	-0.008	2.56	-0.02%	-0.09	P
15	257	115 (4)	Aug 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-1	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.409	.368	.778	9						P
16	258	120 (4)	Aug 21	LAD		SDP	W,9-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.333	.708	9	1.36	-0.065	4.56	-0.13%	-0.44	P
17	259	124 (3)	Aug 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.318	.678	9	1.28	-0.052	4.62	-0.11%	-0.42	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
18	260	140 (15)	Sep 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-1	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.360	.717	9	.50	0.070	2.17	0.18%	0.08	P
19	261	145 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.321	.644	9	1.53	-0.122	7.46	-0.36%	-1.07	P
20	262	150 (4)	Sep 21	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.310	.623	9	.70	-0.017	8.47	-0.12%	-0.14	P
21	263	157 (6)	Sep 30	LAD		SDP	W,7-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.323	.646	9	.89	0.091	7.28	0.45%	0.73	P
							16-5		38	31	6	8	2	0	0	2	3	0	8	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	.258	.324	.323	.646		.91	0.316	3.30	0.49%	1.61

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