Orel Hershiser

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH).

High School: Cherry Hill East HS (Cherry Hill, NJ)

School: Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)

Debut: September 1, 1983 (Age 24-350d, 14,794th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 26, 2000 (Age 41-284d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner • Previously: Robert Fraley

Full Name: Orel Leonard Hershiser

Nicknames: Bulldog

Twitter: @OrelHershiser

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Cy Young
3x All-Star
1988 World Series
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger
WS MVP
ALCS MVP
NLCS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.0

204

150

ERA

3.48

510

466

3130.1

2014

WHIP

1.261

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-14 / in Starts: 20-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	44 (26-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
R Aurilia	1
J Snow	0

Most Driven In By
B Mueller	3
B Bonds	2
M Benard	1
D Hamilton	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	357	2 (1)	Apr 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.59	-0.168	1.63	-0.10%	-1.55	P
2	358	7 (4)	Apr 7	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.047	1.17	-0.03%	-0.51	P
3	359	12 (4)	Apr 12	SFG		STL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.01	-0.088	1.99	-0.05%	-0.62	P
4	360	17 (4)	Apr 18	SFG	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.072	1.42	-0.05%	-0.67	P
5	361	22 (4)	Apr 24	SFG		MIL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.68	0.003	.63	0.00%	-0.03	P
6	362	27 (4)	Apr 30	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.48	-0.025	.52	-0.02%	-0.21	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	363	32 (4)	May 5	SFG	@	FLA	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.02	0.105	1.04	0.06%	0.79	P
8	364	37 (4)	May 10	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-0	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.03	-0.053	1.17	-0.04%	-0.42	P
9	365	42 (4)	May 15	SFG		NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.70	-0.106	2.07	-0.08%	-0.91	P
10	366	46 (3)	May 20	SFG	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.16	0.087	1.57	0.07%	1.02	P
11	367	51 (4)	May 25	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.72	0.010	.94	0.01%	-0.02	P
12	368	56 (4)	May 30	SFG		ARI	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9	1.14	0.046	1.45	0.04%	0.23	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	369	61 (4)	Jun 5	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.185	.427	9	1.66	-0.056	2.43	-0.05%	-0.55	P
14	370	66 (4)	Jun 10	SFG		SEA	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.179	.412	9	.90	-0.023	1.14	-0.02%	-0.23	P
15	371	71 (4)	Jun 16	SFG		COL	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.78	-0.009	1.16	-0.01%	-0.11	P
16	372	76 (4)	Jun 21	SFG		SDP	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.242	.194	.436	9	.98	-0.023	1.78	-0.03%	-0.29	P
17	373	81 (4)	Jun 26	SFG		TEX	L,3-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.91	-0.072	1.44	-0.07%	-0.61	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	374	87 (5)	Jul 3	SFG		LAD	W,6-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.14	-0.069	2.06	-0.07%	-0.64	P
19	375	91 (3)	Jul 11	SFG	@	COL	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9	.69	0.040	1.11	0.04%	0.45	P
20	376	95 (3)	Jul 15	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.220	.452	9	.77	-0.039	1.39	-0.04%	-0.33	P
21	377	100 (4)	Jul 21	SFG		ARI	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.205	.422	9	.51	-0.038	.79	-0.04%	-0.41	P
22	378	105 (4)	Jul 26	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.196	.404	9	1.11	-0.076	1.29	-0.05%	-0.54	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	379	110 (4)	Aug 1	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.188	.388	9	.76	-0.048	1.08	-0.04%	-0.99	P
24	380	115 (4)	Aug 6	SFG	@	NYM	L,8-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.180	.372	9	.72	-0.040	1.54	-0.05%	-0.49	P
25	381	120 (4)	Aug 11	SFG		CHC	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.204	.192	.396	9	.59	0.035	.92	0.03%	0.23	P
26	382	124 (3)	Aug 16	SFG		FLA	W,3-2	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.200	.189	.389	9	.92	-0.046	1.17	-0.04%	-0.55	P
27	383	128 (3)	Aug 21	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.185	.396	9	.96	-0.029	1.51	-0.03%	-0.32	P
28	384	133 (4)	Aug 26	SFG		NYM	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.207	.182	.389	9	.45	-0.011	1.47	-0.02%	-0.10	P
29	385	138 (4)	Aug 31	SFG		PHI	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.175	.375	9	1.63	-0.107	2.48	-0.10%	-0.84	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	386	142 (3)	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.197	.172	.369	9	.33	-0.008	.42	-0.01%	-0.10	P
31	387	147 (4)	Sep 11	SFG		COL	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.206	.200	.406	9	1.18	0.035	1.65	0.03%	0.39	P
32	388	152 (4)	Sep 16	SFG	@	ARI	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.200	.194	.394	9	1.08	-0.060	.32	-0.01%	-0.74	P
33	389	156 (3)	Sep 21	SFG		PIT	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.188	.393	9	.59	0.037	.12	0.01%	0.35	P
34	390	161 (4)	Sep 26	SFG	@	COL	W,8-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.182	.382	9	.58	-0.041	3.71	-0.16%	-0.74	P
							20-14		78	66	7	10	2	0	0	1	3	0	16	1	8	0	0	0	1	0	.152	.200	.182	.382		.99	-0.956	1.39	-0.90%	-10.06

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