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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-14 / in Starts: 20-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1998 Pitching Game Log

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1998 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	436	2	Apr 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,6-7	GS-6		99	6.0	5	5	5	3	3	1	1	7.50	6.31	27	95	57	17	12	9	11	3	1	0	42			2	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.194	1.10	-0.12%	-1.99	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
2	437	7	Apr 7	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6		5	5.1	3	2	2	4	6	0	1	5.56	5.08	23	82	49	11	11	6	6	4	0	0	56			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.17	0.013	1.25	0.01%	0.02	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a2
3	438	12	Apr 12	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS-7		4	7.0	6	1	1	0	6	0	1	3.93	3.85	27	94	57	13	14	14	6	3	1	0	67			1	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.243	1.01	0.15%	2.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
4	439	17	Apr 18	SFG	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-1)	5	6.0	5	3	2	3	4	1	0	3.70	4.25	28	112	67	19	8	13	8	2	2	0	53			2	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	2	.89	-0.074	.94	-0.05%	0.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
5	440	22	Apr 24	SFG		MIL	L,5-7	GS-5	L(0-2)	5	5.0	6	6	6	5	1	2	0	4.91	5.39	25	101	52	8	9	9	10	7	3	0	27			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.454	1.17	-0.26%	-3.57	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
6	441	27	Apr 30	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-6	GS-6	L(0-3)	5	6.0	6	6	5	1	3	2	0	5.35	5.66	26	81	56	3	19	14	8	1	2	0	40			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.139	.83	-0.09%	-2.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	442	32	May 5	SFG	@	FLA	W,8-2	GS-6		4	6.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.57	5.39	22	81	53	15	7	13	6	1	2	0	67			0	0	0	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.06	0.364	1.08	0.22%	2.88	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
8	443	37	May 10	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-0	GS-8	W(1-3)	4	8.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.83	4.90	27	102	63	16	13	12	7	2	2	0	82			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.562	1.23	0.38%	4.22	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
9	444	42	May 15	SFG		NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	W(2-3)	4	7.0	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.67	5.00	26	92	51	14	6	17	4	3	1	0	60			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	.94	0.170	1.15	0.12%	1.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
10	445	46	May 20	SFG	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.41	4.73	26	96	59	14	8	12	7	4	0	0	66			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.09	0.335	1.47	0.27%	2.58	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
11	446	51	May 25	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	W(4-3)	4	8.0	4	1	1	1	7	0	1	3.15	4.44	29	101	67	22	11	11	9	3	2	0	76			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.438	1.63	0.34%	3.17	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
12	447	56	May 30	SFG		ARI	W,4-1	GS-6	W(5-3)	4	6.0	2	1	0	5	6	0	0	2.91	4.38	27	96	55	14	12	15	1	0	0	0	67			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.179	1.67	0.14%	1.91	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	448	61	Jun 5	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-6	W(6-3)	5	6.0	6	2	2	5	4	1	1	2.92	4.57	28	100	55	12	10	12	6	2	1	0	51			0	0	0	22	2	0	2	2	0	0	1.50	0.175	2.21	0.15%	1.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
14	449	66	Jun 10	SFG		SEA	L,1-4	GS-5	L(6-4)	4	4.0	6	4	4	5	2	0	1	3.19	4.66	22	80	39	7	7	7	7	5	1	0	31			0	0	0	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.14	-0.165	1.45	-0.13%	-1.44	1t start tie	5t 1-- 0 out d3
15	450	71	Jun 16	SFG		COL	W,5-3	GS-7		5	6.1	8	3	3	2	5	1	1	3.27	4.69	30					12	10	4	2	0	48			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.144	1.91	-0.13%	-0.11	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d1
16	451	76	Jun 21	SFG		SDP	L,1-5	GS-3	L(6-5)	4	3.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	0	3.54	4.66	17	61	34	6	3	8	5	4	0	0	31			0	0	0	15	2	1	1	0	0	0	.91	-0.245	1.65	-0.27%	-2.54	1t start tie	3t 3 out d4
17	452	81	Jun 26	SFG		TEX	L,3-7	GS-7	L(6-6)	4	6.1	9	6	6	3	5	2	0	3.84	4.81	31	103	64	19	9	13	10	8	0	0	33			0	0	0	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.06	-0.455	1.67	-0.43%	-2.86	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	453	87	Jul 3	SFG		LAD	W,6-3	GS-7	W(7-6)	6	7.0	4	3	3	3	1	2	0	3.85	5.00	28	93	55	10	6	14	10	7	1	0	55			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.38	0.070	2.49	0.08%	0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
19	454	91	Jul 11	SFG	@	COL	L,4-5	GS-7	L(7-7)	7	6.2	8	5	5	2	1	1	0	4.01	5.04	30	82	51	12	3	15	12	5	2	0	37			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.31	-0.303	2.10	-0.29%	-1.04	1b start a 1	7b -2- 2 out d1
20	455	95	Jul 15	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS-6	W(8-7)	3	6.0	5	3	2	2	4	0	2	3.96	4.98	25	81	46	13	6	10	7	2	1	0	54			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.043	2.03	0.05%	-0.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
21	456	100	Jul 21	SFG		ARI	L,3-5	GS-7	L(8-8)	5	6.1	7	4	4	2	1	0	1	4.05	4.95	29	94	60	10	5	13	12	8	2	0	42			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.37	0.037	2.12	0.03%	0.50	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
22	457	105	Jul 26	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	GS-7		4	7.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.90	4.83	26	104	63	18	7	8	14	2	6	0	67			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	1	0	.88	0.310	1.03	0.22%	2.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	458	110	Aug 1	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-6		5	5.2	9	5	5	2	5	1	0	4.07	4.83	27	108	65	19	11	11	9	7	1	0	34			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	-0.128	1.62	-0.11%	-2.20	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out a1
24	459	115	Aug 6	SFG	@	NYM	L,8-9	GS-6		4	6.0	10	4	4	0	5	2	0	4.14	4.87	27	97	63	20	6	14	8	2	0	0	41			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.231	2.13	-0.30%	-0.97	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d2
25	460	120	Aug 11	SFG		CHC	W,8-7	GS-6		4	5.0	6	3	2	3	3	0	1	4.13	4.85	23	76	45	8	9	9	7	2	0	0	45			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.01	-0.080	1.60	-0.08%	-1.41	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a3
26	461	124	Aug 16	SFG		FLA	W,3-2	GS-7	W(9-8)	4	6.0	10	2	2	1	6	1	0	4.08	4.81	29	85	62	19	7	9	13	10	1	0	49			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.068	1.96	0.05%	0.53	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
27	462	128	Aug 21	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-5		4	4.2	6	4	4	2	1	1	1	4.19	4.88	24	72	39	15	1	12	8	3	0	0	35			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	.97	-0.205	1.51	-0.19%	-1.82	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out d3
28	463	133	Aug 26	SFG		NYM	L,1-4	GS-6	L(9-9)	4	6.0	8	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.25	4.92	27	101	67	15	7	14	10	5	2	0	39			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.147	2.46	-0.29%	-1.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
29	464	138	Aug 31	SFG		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7		4	7.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	4.13	4.79	28	107	67	17	18	8	10	3	2	0	71			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.15	0.299	1.76	0.27%	2.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	465	142	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-3	L(9-10)	4	2.0	8	6	6	2	1	1	0	4.39	4.87	16	59	35	12	2	7	6	3	0	0	15			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.302	1.17	-0.23%	-4.37	1b start tie	3b 1-3 0 out d4
31	466	147	Sep 11	SFG		COL	L,6-7	GS-6		5	5.1	6	4	4	5	4	0	1	4.46	4.88	27	100	55	15	6	10	7	4	2	0	39			0	0	0	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.44	-0.017	2.02	-0.01%	0.02	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a2
32	467	152	Sep 16	SFG	@	ARI	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	6	4	3	2	6	0	0	4.46	4.79	26	86	57	10	16	14	4	3	0	0	50			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.18	-0.137	.35	-0.02%	-0.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
33	468	156	Sep 21	SFG		PIT	W,8-1	GS-7	W(10-10)	4	7.0	6	1	1	3	5	0	0	4.35	4.73	29	121	77	24	10	13	8	6	0	0	63			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.02	0.301	.22	0.04%	2.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
34	469	161	Sep 26	SFG	@	COL	W,8-4	GS-6	W(11-10)	4	5.1	8	4	4	3	3	1	0	4.41	4.76	25	83	48	11	6	11	8	3	0	0	36			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	2	1	0	1.03	-0.017	6.57	-0.07%	-1.06	1b start a 1	6b -2- 1 out a3
							20-14		W-L:11-10	4.4	202.0	200	105	99	85	126	22	13	4.41	4.76	887	3026	61%	15%	9%	1.42		20%	6%	0	49		---%	9	3	0	772	35	4	7	20	5	10	1.13	0.170	1.67	-0.54%	-2.08

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