Bob Welch vs Orel Hershiser

Bob Welch Orel Hershiser

Bob Welch and Orel Hershiser compared on their MLB careers: Bob Welch played 17 seasons, 1978 to 1994, Orel Hershiser 18 seasons, 1983 to 2000. Bob Welch has 211 wins to Orel Hershiser's 204. Bob Welch won 2 titles, Orel Hershiser won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Welch and Orel Hershiser career totals

506	GP	510
211	W	204
146	L	150
3.5	ERA	3.5
3091.1	IP	3130.1
1,969	K	2,014
1,034	BB	1,007
1.3	WHIP	1.3
8	SV	5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Welch and Orel Hershiser postseason

17	GP	22
15	R	37
58	H	103

Where each stands all time

Bob Welch and Orel Hershiser all-time places

103rd (1,969)	Strikeouts (pitching)	90th (2,014)
92nd (211)	Wins (pitching)	104th (204)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Welch: 2 championships; AL Cy Young
Orel Hershiser: 1 championship; NL Cy Young, NL Gold Glove, World Series MVP, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Welch and Orel Hershiser season by season

1st	1978	7	4	2.03	1983	0	0	3.38
2nd	1979	5	6	4.00	1984	11	8	2.66
3rd	1980	14	9	3.28	1985	19	3	2.03
4th	1981	9	5	3.45	1986	14	14	3.85
5th	1982	16	11	3.36	1987	16	16	3.06
6th	1983	15	12	2.65	1988	23	8	2.26
7th	1984	13	13	3.78	1989	15	15	2.31
8th	1985	14	4	2.31	1990	1	1	4.26
9th	1986	7	13	3.28	1991	7	2	3.46
10th	1987	15	9	3.22	1992	10	15	3.67
11th	1988	17	9	3.64	1993	12	14	3.59
12th	1989	17	8	3.00	1994	6	6	3.79
13th	1990	27	6	2.95	1995	16	6	3.87
14th	1991	12	13	4.58	1996	15	9	4.24
15th	1992	11	7	3.27	1997	14	6	4.47
16th	1993	9	11	5.29	1998	11	10	4.41
17th	1994	3	6	7.08	1999	13	12	4.58
18th	—	—	—	—	2000	1	5	13.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA