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Biography
Born on September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, New York, Orel Hershiser (Orel Leonard Hershiser) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets over the course of his 18 year career. Hershiser broke into the bigs on September 1, 1983 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.66 ERA in 189.2 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Orel Hershiser's best season was 1988, when he posted a 2.26 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 178 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | LA | N | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | LA | N | 45 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2.66 | 150 | 65 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 189.2 | 160 | 9 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
1985 | LA | N | 36 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 2.03 | 157 | 72 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 239.2 | 179 | 8 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
1986 | LA | N | 35 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 153 | 112 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 231.1 | 213 | 13 | 86 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
1987 | LA | N | 37 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 3.06 | 190 | 105 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 264.2 | 247 | 17 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
1988 | LA | N | 35 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 2.26 | 178 | 73 | 67 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 267 | 208 | 18 | 73 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
1989 | LA | N | 35 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 2.31 | 178 | 75 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 256.2 | 226 | 9 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
1990 | LA | N | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1991 | LA | N | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3.46 | 73 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
1992 | LA | N | 33 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 3.67 | 130 | 101 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210.2 | 209 | 15 | 69 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
1993 | LA | N | 33 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 3.59 | 141 | 106 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 215.2 | 201 | 17 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
1994 | LA | N | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3.79 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.1 | 146 | 15 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
1995 | CLE | A | 26 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3.87 | 111 | 76 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167.1 | 151 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1996 | CLE | A | 33 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4.24 | 125 | 115 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 238 | 21 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
1997 | CLE | A | 32 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4.47 | 107 | 105 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 195.1 | 199 | 26 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
1998 | SF | N | 34 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 4.41 | 126 | 105 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 200 | 22 | 85 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
1999 | NY | N | 32 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 4.58 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 175 | 14 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
2000 | LA | N | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13.14 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Total | NL | 419 | 375 | 159 | 129 | 3.32 | 1671 | 1070 | 945 | 65 | 24 | 5 | 2561.2 | 2351 | 167 | 829 | 101 | 96 | 89 | |
Total | AL | 91 | 91 | 45 | 21 | 4.21 | 343 | 296 | 266 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 568.2 | 588 | 68 | 178 | 7 | 25 | 28 | |
Total | 510 | 466 | 204 | 150 | 3.48 | 2014 | 1366 | 1211 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2939 | 235 | 1007 | 108 | 121 | 117 |
Fielding Stats
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | LA | N | P | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
1984 | LA | N | P | 45 | 20 | 189.2 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .900 |
1985 | LA | N | P | 36 | 34 | 239.2 | 20 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 | .903 |
1986 | LA | N | P | 35 | 35 | 231.1 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | .951 |
1987 | LA | N | P | 37 | 35 | 264.2 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .934 |
1988 | LA | N | P | 35 | 34 | 267 | 32 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | .939 |
1989 | LA | N | P | 35 | 33 | 256.2 | 24 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .949 |
1990 | LA | N | P | 4 | 4 | 25.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
1991 | LA | N | P | 21 | 21 | 112 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .968 |
1992 | LA | N | P | 33 | 33 | 210.2 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .958 |
1993 | LA | N | P | 33 | 33 | 215.2 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .955 |
1994 | LA | N | P | 21 | 21 | 135.1 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .958 |
1995 | CLE | A | P | 26 | 26 | 167.1 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .959 |
1996 | CLE | A | P | 33 | 33 | 206 | 20 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .971 |
1997 | CLE | A | P | 32 | 32 | 195.1 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .925 |
1998 | SF | N | P | 34 | 34 | 202 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .983 |
1999 | NY | N | P | 32 | 32 | 179 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .947 |
2000 | LA | N | P | 10 | 6 | 24.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Total | P | 510 | 466 | 3130.1 | 332 | 569 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 22 | 181 | 94 | 19 | .946 |
Batting Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | LA | N | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | LA | N | 45 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .259 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | LA | N | 37 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | .197 | .247 | .211 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | LA | N | 37 | 71 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 | .239 | .250 | .282 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1987 | LA | N | 40 | 90 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 7 | .211 | .228 | .267 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
1988 | LA | N | 36 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | .129 | .140 | .176 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1989 | LA | N | 35 | 77 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .220 | .260 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | LA | N | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | LA | N | 21 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .324 | .323 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | LA | N | 35 | 68 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .221 | .229 | .294 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | LA | N | 34 | 73 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 6 | .356 | .373 | .411 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1994 | LA | N | 21 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .205 | .245 | .205 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | CLE | A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | CLE | A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | CLE | A | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | SF | N | 34 | 66 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .152 | .200 | .182 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | NY | N | 32 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .145 | .154 | .161 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2000 | LA | N | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | NL | 429 | 807 | 65 | 163 | 0 | 50 | .202 | .230 | .243 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 181 | 4 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
Total | AL | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 520 | 810 | 65 | 163 | 0 | 50 | .201 | .230 | .242 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 182 | 5 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979 - signed June 9, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1991).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 3, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1994).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 8, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1997).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 9, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1998).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 20, 1999).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (March 25, 1999).
- Signed by New York Mets (March 25, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1999).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 17, 1999).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 27, 2000).
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