Orel Hershiser ERA in 1997

• 16th-best of Orel Hershiser's 18 seasons on file; the best is 2.03 in 1985.
• Up 0.23 from 4.24 in 1996.

Average of 18 regular seasons, 1983 through 2000. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Orel Hershiser ERA in 1997, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1983	LAD	8	0	0	3.38	8.0	5	6	1.63	1
1984	LAD	45	11	8	2.66	189.2	150	50	1.11	2
1985	LAD	36	19	3	2.03	239.2	157	68	1.03	0
1986	LAD	35	14	14	3.85	231.1	153	86	1.29	0
1987	LAD	37	16	16	3.06	264.2	190	74	1.21	1
1988	LAD	35	23	8	2.26	267.0	178	73	1.05	1
1989	LAD	35	15	15	2.31	256.2	178	77	1.18	0
1990	LAD	4	1	1	4.26	25.1	16	4	1.18	0
1991	LAD	21	7	2	3.46	112.0	73	32	1.29	0
1992	LAD	33	10	15	3.67	210.2	130	69	1.32	0
1993	LAD	33	12	14	3.59	215.2	141	72	1.27	0
1994	LAD	21	6	6	3.79	135.1	72	42	1.39	0
1995	CLE	26	16	6	3.87	167.1	111	51	1.21	0
1996	CLE	33	15	9	4.24	206.0	125	58	1.44	0
1997	CLE	32	14	6	4.47	195.1	107	69	1.37	0
1998	SF	34	11	10	4.41	202.0	126	85	1.41	0
1999	NYM	32	13	12	4.58	179.0	89	77	1.41	0
2000	LAD	10	1	5	13.14	24.2	13	14	2.27	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV