Orel Hershiser stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2000

Starting Pitcher · #55

Age 68 · 6' 3"

Compare with…

Orel Hershiser played 18 MLB seasons, 1983 to 2000.

Stats

Choose how these numbers are shown

Standard

Career regular season

GP
510
W
204
L
150
ERA
3.48
IP
3,130.1
K
2,014
BB
1,007
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1983LAD8003.388.0561.63
1984LAD451182.66189.2150501.11
1985LAD361932.03239.2157681.03
1986LAD3514143.85231.1153861.29
1987LAD3716163.06264.2190741.21
1988LAD352382.26267.0178731.05
1989LAD3515152.31256.2178771.18
1990LAD4114.2625.11641.18
1991LAD21723.46112.073321.29
1992LAD3310153.67210.2130691.32
1993LAD3312143.59215.2141721.27
1994LAD21663.79135.172421.39
1995CLE261663.87167.1111511.21
1996CLE331594.24206.0125581.44
1997CLE321464.47195.1107691.37
1998SF3411104.41202.0126851.41
1999NYM3213124.58179.089771.41
2000LAD101513.1424.213142.27

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

Career Postseason

GP
22
W
8
L
3
ERA
2.61
IP
131.0
K
97
BB
43
WHIP
1.11

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
293
CG
68
SHO
25
K/9
5.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
121

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1983LAD0005.60001
1984LAD16847.10008
1985LAD25955.90005
1986LAD19816.000012
1987LAD251016.500011
1988LAD281586.00006
1989LAD27846.20008
1990LAD3005.70000
1991LAD11005.90002
1992LAD19105.600010
1993LAD21515.90007
1994LAD14104.80006
1995CLE16116.00003
1996CLE21105.500011
1997CLE16104.900011
1998SF17005.600012
1999NYM14004.50006
2000LAD1004.70002

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
68 yearsSep 16, 1958
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Buffalo, NY
NL Cy Young
1988
World Series MVP
1988
NL Gold Glove
1988
All awards (4)
  • 1x NL Cy Young
  • 1x World Series MVP
  • 1x NL Gold Glove
  • 1x NL Silver Slugger

What were Orel Hershiser's career stats?

Orel Hershiser played 18 seasons for the Dodgers, the Guardians, the Giants and the Mets. He had 204 wins and 2,014 strikeouts with a 3.48 ERA over 3,130.1 innings. His best season was 1988: 23 wins, a 2.26 ERA and 178 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1983 to 2000

Orel Hershiser finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 90th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,014)
  • 104th in wins (pitching) (204)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Orel Hershiser