Mark Buehrle vs Orel Hershiser

Mark Buehrle and Orel Hershiser compared on their MLB careers: Mark Buehrle played 16 seasons, 2000 to 2015, Orel Hershiser 18 seasons, 1983 to 2000. Mark Buehrle has 214 wins to Orel Hershiser's 204. Mark Buehrle won 1 title, Orel Hershiser won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mark Buehrle and Orel Hershiser career totals
518GP510
214W204
160L150
3.8ERA3.5
3283.1IP3130.1
1,870K2,014
734BB1,007
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mark Buehrle and Orel Hershiser postseason
6GP22
14R37
32H103

Where each stands all time

Mark Buehrle and Orel Hershiser all-time places
116th (1,870)Strikeouts (pitching)90th (2,014)
88th (214)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

  • Mark Buehrle: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×3, NL Gold Glove
  • 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.

Mark Buehrle and Orel Hershiser season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2000414.211983003.38
2nd20011683.2919841182.66
3rd200219123.5819851932.03
4th200314144.14198614143.85
5th200416103.89198716163.06
6th20051683.1219882382.26
7th200612134.99198915152.31
8th20071093.631990114.26
9th200815123.791991723.46
10th200913103.84199210153.67
11th201013134.28199312143.59
12th20111393.591994663.79
13th201213133.7419951663.87
14th201312104.1519961594.24
15th201413103.3919971464.47
16th20151583.81199811104.41
17th199913124.58
18th20001513.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA