Doug Drabek vs Orel Hershiser

Doug Drabek Orel Hershiser

Doug Drabek and Orel Hershiser compared on their MLB careers: Doug Drabek played 13 seasons, 1986 to 1998, Orel Hershiser 18 seasons, 1983 to 2000. Doug Drabek has 155 wins to Orel Hershiser's 204. Orel Hershiser won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Doug Drabek and Orel Hershiser career totals

398	GP	510
155	W	204
134	L	150
3.7	ERA	3.5
2,535	IP	3130.1
1,594	K	2,014
704	BB	1,007
1.2	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Doug Drabek and Orel Hershiser postseason

7	GP	22
16	R	37
40	H	103

Where each stands all time

Doug Drabek and Orel Hershiser all-time places

199th (1,594)	Strikeouts (pitching)	90th (2,014)
240th (155)	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

Doug Drabek: 0 championships; NL 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.

Doug Drabek and Orel Hershiser season by season

1st	1986	7	8	4.10	1983	0	0	3.38
2nd	1987	11	12	3.88	1984	11	8	2.66
3rd	1988	15	7	3.08	1985	19	3	2.03
4th	1989	14	12	2.80	1986	14	14	3.85
5th	1990	22	6	2.76	1987	16	16	3.06
6th	1991	15	14	3.07	1988	23	8	2.26
7th	1992	15	11	2.77	1989	15	15	2.31
8th	1993	9	18	3.79	1990	1	1	4.26
9th	1994	12	6	2.84	1991	7	2	3.46
10th	1995	10	9	4.77	1992	10	15	3.67
11th	1996	7	9	4.57	1993	12	14	3.59
12th	1997	12	11	5.74	1994	6	6	3.79
13th	1998	6	11	7.29	1995	16	6	3.87
14th	—	—	—	—	1996	15	9	4.24
15th	—	—	—	—	1997	14	6	4.47
16th	—	—	—	—	1998	11	10	4.41
17th	—	—	—	—	1999	13	12	4.58
18th	—	—	—	—	2000	1	5	13.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA