Orel Hershiser
Orel Leonard (IV) Hershiser (Bulldog)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, NY
High School: East (Cherry Hill, NJ)
School: Bowling Green State University
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1983
Final Game: June 26, 2000
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 LAD NL 24 P 8 0 8.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 2.25 0.25 .950 1.91 0.68
1984 LAD NL 25 P 45 20 189.2 50 17 28 5 2 .900 2.14 1.00 .956 1.88 0.67 RoY-3
1985 LAD NL 26 P 36 34 239.2 72 20 45 7 4 .903 2.44 1.81 .956 1.92 0.68 CYA-3,MVP-16
1986 LAD NL 27 P 35 35 231.1 61 22 36 3 6 .951 2.26 1.66 .956 1.94 0.66
1987 LAD NL 28 P 37 35 264.2 76 37 34 5 6 .934 2.41 1.92 .957 1.91 0.62 AS,CYA-4
1988 LAD NL 29 P 35 34 267.0 98 32 60 6 6 .939 3.10 2.63 .956 1.96 0.69 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6,GG
1989 LAD NL 30 P 35 33 256.2 79 24 51 4 2 .949 2.63 2.14 .947 1.87 0.63 AS,CYA-4
1990 LAD NL 31 P 4 4 25.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.42 1.00 .950 1.81 0.57
1991 LAD NL 32 P 21 21 112.0 31 12 18 1 1 .968 2.41 1.43 .955 1.86 0.59
1992 LAD NL 33 P 33 33 210.2 72 28 41 3 2 .958 2.95 2.09 .954 1.94 0.60
1993 LAD NL 34 P 33 33 215.2 66 20 43 3 1 .955 2.63 1.91 .953 1.84 0.54 SS
1994 LAD NL 35 P 21 21 135.1 48 22 24 2 3 .958 3.06 2.19 .958 1.86 0.54
1995 CLE AL 36 P 26 26 167.1 49 16 31 2 1 .959 2.53 1.81 .959 1.79 0.53
1996 CLE AL 37 P 33 33 206.0 69 20 47 2 3 .971 2.93 2.03 .959 1.77 0.52
1997 CLE AL 38 P 32 32 195.1 53 20 29 4 2 .925 2.26 1.53 .957 1.71 0.49
1998 SFG NL 39 P 34 34 202.0 58 21 36 1 3 .983 2.54 1.68 .960 1.85 0.54
1999 NYM NL 40 P 32 32 179.0 57 19 35 3 1 .947 2.72 1.69 .951 1.72 0.48
2000 LAD NL 41 P 10 6 24.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.55 0.70 .957 1.75 0.48
18 Seasons P 510 466 3130.1 952 332 569 51 44 .946 2.59 1.77 .955 1.86 0.59
18 Seasons TOT 510 466 3130.1 952 332 569 51 44 .946 2.59 1.77 .902 1.86 0.59
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1983 LAD NL 24 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 LAD NL 25 45 20 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 LAD NL 26 37 34 37 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 LAD NL 27 37 35 37 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 LAD NL 28 40 35 40 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1988 LAD NL 29 36 34 36 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1989 LAD NL 30 35 33 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 LAD NL 31 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 LAD NL 32 21 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 LAD NL 33 35 33 35 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1993 LAD NL 34 34 34 34 34 33 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 LAD NL 35 21 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE AL 36 26 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE AL 37 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE AL 38 32 2 2 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 SFG NL 39 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NYM NL 40 32 31 31 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 LAD NL 41 10 6 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Seasons 520 377 430 511 510 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1983 LAD NL 24 41 71% 37% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1984 LAD NL 25 804 75% 35% 32 88% 0 16 0 11 27 21 2 5 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1985 LAD NL 26 988 77% 37% 47 87% 0 19 1 17 42 31 4 7 0 5 2 5 3 3 3 0 4 75%
1986 LAD NL 27 1039 77% 38% 38 95% 1 22 2 18 36 25 4 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 3 2 12 92%
1987 LAD NL 28 1127 76% 39% 41 85% 0 36 0 30 34 25 8 5 0 3 2 2 6 5 6 0 13 92%
1988 LAD NL 29 1102 77% 42% 69 90% 2 28 1 20 61 45 8 6 1 1 4 1 6 5 6 0 10 80%
1989 LAD NL 30 1080 76% 41% 64 84% 2 25 2 16 52 41 4 4 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 15 73%
1990 LAD NL 31 110 81% 40% 4 75% 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1991 LAD NL 32 492 78% 38% 16 100% 2 12 0 10 18 10 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 100%
1992 LAD NL 33 943 78% 39% 43 100% 0 28 3 24 42 36 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 10 100%
1993 LAD NL 34 935 76% 40% 48 88% 1 20 0 16 43 35 4 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 6 83%
1994 LAD NL 35 593 80% 41% 26 88% 1 22 1 20 24 18 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 100%
1995 CLE AL 36 698 76% 42% 37 84% 1 16 0 13 31 27 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1996 CLE AL 37 927 79% 43% 52 94% 0 22 1 17 46 37 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 7 100%
1997 CLE AL 38 847 78% 42% 37 86% 0 20 2 17 30 27 2 4 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 5 60%
1998 SFG NL 39 909 75% 41% 47 79% 0 21 0 18 36 30 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 10 80%
1999 NYM NL 40 797 78% 40% 37 97% 0 18 1 13 35 31 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 83%
2000 LAD NL 41 141 73% 33% 6 100% 0 1 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Seasons 13573 77% 40% 646 89% 10 327 14 262 568 447 50 51 3 15 33 22 40 26 35 5 111 86%
MLB Averages 76% 30% 91% 86%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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