Orel Hershiser vs Tom Glavine

Orel HershiserTom Glavine

Orel Hershiser and Tom Glavine compared on their MLB careers: Orel Hershiser played 18 seasons, 1983 to 2000, Tom Glavine 22 seasons, 1987 to 2008. Orel Hershiser has 204 wins to Tom Glavine's 305. Orel Hershiser won 1 title, Tom Glavine won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Orel Hershiser and Tom Glavine career totals
510GP682
204W305
150L203
3.5ERA3.5
3130.1IP4413.1
2,014K2,607
1,007BB1,500
1.3WHIP1.3
5SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Orel Hershiser and Tom Glavine postseason
22GP35
37R91
103H191

Where each stands all time

Orel Hershiser and Tom Glavine all-time places
90th (2,014)Strikeouts (pitching)30th (2,607)
104th (204)Wins (pitching)21st (305)

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

  • Orel Hershiser: 1 championship; NL Cy Young, NL Gold Glove, World Series MVP, NL Silver Slugger
  • Tom Glavine: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×4, NL Cy Young ×2, World Series MVP

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.

Orel Hershiser and Tom Glavine 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.
1st1983003.381987245.54
2nd19841182.6619887174.56
3rd19851932.0319891483.68
4th198614143.85199010124.28
5th198716163.06199120112.55
6th19882382.2619922082.76
7th198915152.3119932263.20
8th1990114.2619941393.97
9th1991723.4619951673.08
10th199210153.67199615102.98
11th199312143.5919971472.96
12th1994663.7919982062.47
13th19951663.87199914114.12
14th19961594.2420002193.40
15th19971464.4720011673.57
16th199811104.41200218112.96
17th199913124.5820039144.52
18th20001513.14200411143.60
19th————200513133.53
20th————20061573.82
21st————20071384.45
22nd————2008245.54

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA