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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1983 24 LAD NL 0 0 3.38 8 0 4 0 0 1 8.0 7 6 3 1 6 0 5 0 0 1 37 107 1.625 7.9 1.1 6.8 5.6 0.83
1984 25 LAD NL 11 8 .579 2.66 45 20 10 8 4 2 189.2 160 65 56 9 50 8 150 4 1 8 771 133 1.107 7.6 0.4 2.4 7.1 3.00 RoY-3
1985 26 LAD NL 19 3 .864 2.03 36 34 1 9 5 0 239.2 179 72 54 8 68 5 157 6 0 5 953 170 1.031 6.7 0.3 2.6 5.9 2.31 CYA-3,MVP-16
1986 27 LAD NL 14 14 .500 3.85 35 35 0 8 1 0 231.1 213 112 99 13 86 11 153 5 3 12 988 90 1.293 8.3 0.5 3.3 6.0 1.78
1987 28 LAD NL 16 16 .500 3.06 37 35 2 10 1 1 264.2 247 105 90 17 74 5 190 9 2 11 1093 131 1.213 8.4 0.6 2.5 6.5 2.57 AS,CYA-4
1988 29 LAD NL 23 8 .742 2.26 35 34 1 15 8 1 267.0 208 73 67 18 73 10 178 4 5 6 1068 148 1.052 7.0 0.6 2.5 6.0 2.44 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6,GG
1989 30 LAD NL 15 15 .500 2.31 35 33 0 8 4 0 256.2 226 75 66 9 77 14 178 3 4 8 1047 148 1.181 7.9 0.3 2.7 6.2 2.31 AS,CYA-4
1990 31 LAD NL 1 1 .500 4.26 4 4 0 0 0 0 25.1 26 12 12 1 4 0 16 1 1 0 106 86 1.184 9.2 0.4 1.4 5.7 4.00
1991 32 LAD NL 7 2 .778 3.46 21 21 0 0 0 0 112.0 112 43 43 3 32 6 73 5 4 2 473 104 1.286 9.0 0.2 2.6 5.9 2.28
1992 33 LAD NL 10 15 .400 3.67 33 33 0 1 0 0 210.2 209 101 86 15 69 13 130 8 0 10 910 95 1.320 8.9 0.6 2.9 5.6 1.88
1993 34 LAD NL 12 14 .462 3.59 33 33 0 5 1 0 215.2 201 106 86 17 72 13 141 7 0 7 913 107 1.266 8.4 0.7 3.0 5.9 1.96 SS
1994 35 LAD NL 6 6 .500 3.79 21 21 0 1 0 0 135.1 146 67 57 15 42 6 72 2 2 6 575 105 1.389 9.7 1.0 2.8 4.8 1.71
1995 36 CLE AL 16 6 .727 3.87 26 26 0 1 1 0 167.1 151 76 72 21 51 1 111 5 0 3 683 121 1.207 8.1 1.1 2.7 6.0 2.18
1996 37 CLE AL 15 9 .625 4.24 33 33 0 1 0 0 206.0 238 115 97 21 58 4 125 12 1 11 908 116 1.437 10.4 0.9 2.5 5.5 2.16
1997 38 CLE AL 14 6 .700 4.47 32 32 0 1 0 0 195.1 199 105 97 26 69 2 107 11 0 11 826 104 1.372 9.2 1.2 3.2 4.9 1.55
1998 39 SFG NL 11 10 .524 4.41 34 34 0 0 0 0 202.0 200 105 99 22 85 7 126 13 0 12 887 91 1.411 8.9 1.0 3.8 5.6 1.48
1999 40 NYM NL 13 12 .520 4.58 32 32 0 0 0 0 179.0 175 92 91 14 77 2 89 11 0 6 776 97 1.408 8.8 0.7 3.9 4.5 1.16
2000 41 LAD NL 1 5 .167 13.14 10 6 1 0 0 0 24.2 42 36 36 5 14 1 13 11 0 2 136 33 2.270 15.3 1.8 5.1 4.7 0.93
18 Seasons 204 150 .576 3.48 510 466 19 68 25 5 3130.1 2939 1366 1211 235 1007 108 2014 117 23 121 13150 112 1.261 8.4 0.7 2.9 5.8 2.00
162 Game Avg. 14 10 .576 3.48 36 32 1 5 2 0 218 205 95 84 16 70 8 140 8 2 8 916 112 1.261 8.4 0.7 2.9 5.8 2.00
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
LAD (13 yrs) 135 107 .558 3.12 353 309 19 65 24 5 2180.2 1976 873 755 131 667 92 1456 65 22 78 9070 116 1.212 8.2 0.5 2.8 6.0 2.18
CLE (3 yrs) 45 21 .682 4.21 91 91 0 3 1 0 568.2 588 296 266 68 178 7 343 28 1 25 2417 113 1.347 9.3 1.1 2.8 5.4 1.93
NYM (1 yr) 13 12 .520 4.58 32 32 0 0 0 0 179.0 175 92 91 14 77 2 89 11 0 6 776 97 1.408 8.8 0.7 3.9 4.5 1.16
SFG (1 yr) 11 10 .524 4.41 34 34 0 0 0 0 202.0 200 105 99 22 85 7 126 13 0 12 887 91 1.411 8.9 1.0 3.8 5.6 1.48
NL (15 yrs) 159 129 .552 3.32 419 375 19 65 24 5 2561.2 2351 1070 945 167 829 101 1671 89 22 96 10733 111 1.241 8.3 0.6 2.9 5.9 2.02
AL (3 yrs) 45 21 .682 4.21 91 91 0 3 1 0 568.2 588 296 266 68 178 7 343 28 1 25 2417 113 1.347 9.3 1.1 2.8 5.4 1.93

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1985 26 LAD NL NLCS L STL 1 0 1.000 3.52 2 2 0 1 0 0 15.1 17 6 6 0 6 0 5 0 0 1 66 1.500 10.0 0.0 3.5 2.9 0.83
1988 29 LAD NL NLCS W NYM 1 0 1.000 1.09 4 3 1 1 1 1 24.2 18 5 3 0 7 1 15 2 0 2 98 1.014 6.6 0.0 2.6 5.5 2.14
1988 29 LAD NL WS W OAK 2 0 1.000 1.00 2 2 0 2 1 0 18.0 7 2 2 0 6 0 17 0 0 1 66 0.722 3.5 0.0 3.0 8.5 2.83
1995 36 CLE AL ALDS W BOS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 1 28 0.682 3.7 0.0 2.5 8.6 3.50
1995 36 CLE AL ALCS W SEA 2 0 1.000 1.29 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 9 3 2 1 3 1 15 1 0 1 57 0.857 5.8 0.6 1.9 9.6 5.00
1995 36 CLE AL WS L ATL 1 1 .500 2.57 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 8 5 4 2 4 1 13 0 0 0 52 0.857 5.1 1.3 2.6 8.4 3.25
1996 37 CLE AL ALDS L BAL 0 0 5.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 3 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 25 2.000 12.6 1.8 5.4 5.4 1.00
1997 38 CLE AL ALDS W NYY 0 0 3.97 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 14 5 5 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 49 1.412 11.1 0.8 1.6 3.2 2.00
1997 38 CLE AL ALCS W BAL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 22 0.714 5.1 0.0 1.3 9.0 7.00
1997 38 CLE AL WS L FLA 0 2 .000 11.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 15 13 13 3 6 0 5 0 0 0 49 2.100 13.5 2.7 5.4 4.5 0.83
1999 40 NYM NL NLDS W ARI 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1999 40 NYM NL NLCS L ATL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 18 0.923 2.1 0.0 6.2 10.4 1.67
6 Seasons (12 Series) 8 3 .727 2.59 22 18 2 4 2 1 132.0 103 43 38 8 43 5 97 6 0 6 533 1.106 7.0 0.5 2.9 6.6 2.26
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
3 ALDS 1 0 1.000 3.04 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.2 24 9 8 2 7 0 14 2 0 1 102 1.310 9.1 0.8 2.7 5.3 2.00
2 ALCS 2 0 1.000 0.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 21.0 13 3 2 1 4 1 22 1 0 1 79 0.810 5.6 0.4 1.7 9.4 5.50
3 NLCS 2 0 1.000 1.83 8 5 1 2 1 1 44.1 36 11 9 0 16 3 25 3 0 3 182 1.173 7.3 0.0 3.2 5.1 1.56
3 WS 3 3 .500 4.07 6 6 0 2 1 0 42.0 30 20 19 5 16 1 35 0 0 1 167 1.095 6.4 1.1 3.4 7.5 2.19

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1983 24 LAD NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 25 LAD NL 45 62 50 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 14 .200 .259 .200 .459 32 10 0 1 8 0 0 1 RoY-3
1985 26 LAD NL 37 91 76 5 15 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 20 .197 .247 .211 .457 31 16 0 1 10 0 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-16
1986 27 LAD NL 37 82 71 4 17 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 17 .239 .250 .282 .532 51 20 1 0 10 0 0 1
1987 28 LAD NL 40 102 90 10 19 5 0 0 7 2 1 2 17 .211 .228 .267 .495 32 24 1 0 10 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4
1988 29 LAD NL 36 105 85 1 11 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 18 .129 .140 .176 .316 -9 15 1 0 19 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6,GG
1989 30 LAD NL 35 92 77 4 14 4 1 0 2 0 0 4 25 .182 .220 .260 .479 38 20 0 0 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-4
1990 31 LAD NL 4 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1991 32 LAD NL 21 38 31 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 8 .258 .324 .323 .646 85 10 0 0 4 0 0 1
1992 33 LAD NL 35 76 68 6 15 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 10 .221 .229 .294 .523 48 20 0 0 6 1 0 1
1993 34 LAD NL 34 83 73 11 26 4 0 0 6 0 1 2 5 .356 .373 .411 .784 115 30 1 0 8 0 0 1 SS
1994 35 LAD NL 21 52 44 4 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 10 .205 .245 .205 .449 22 9 0 1 3 2 0 1
1997 38 CLE AL 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
1998 39 SFG NL 34 78 66 7 10 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 16 .152 .200 .182 .382 4 12 0 1 8 0 0 1
1999 40 NYM NL 31 68 62 3 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 18 .145 .154 .161 .315 -19 10 3 0 3 2 0 1
2000 41 LAD NL 10 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Seasons 430 949 810 65 163 29 2 0 50 8 3 27 182 .201 .230 .242 .472 31 196 7 5 101 6 0
162 Game Avg. 162 358 305 24 61 11 1 0 19 3 1 10 69 .201 .230 .242 .472 31 74 3 2 38 2 0
LAD (13 yrs) 363 798 679 55 144 26 2 0 46 6 3 23 147 .212 .240 .256 .496 39 174 4 3 89 4 0
NYM (1 yr) 31 68 62 3 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 18 .145 .154 .161 .315 -19 10 3 0 3 2 0
SFG (1 yr) 34 78 66 7 10 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 16 .152 .200 .182 .382 4 12 0 1 8 0 0
CLE (3 yrs) 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 1 1 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 428 944 807 65 163 29 2 0 50 8 3 27 181 .202 .230 .243 .473 32 196 7 4 100 6 0
AL (3 yrs) 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 1 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 26 LAD NL NLCS STL L 2 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988 29 LAD NL NLCS NYM W 4 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 29 LAD NL WS OAK W 1 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.667 2.667 5 0 0 0 0 0
1995 36 CLE AL WS ATL L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 38 CLE AL WS FLA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 40 NYM NL NLDS ARI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 40 NYM NL NLCS ATL L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (7 Series) 12 25 24 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .208 .240 .292 .532 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 8 18 17 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .118 .167 .118 .284 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 3 7 7 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .714 1.143 5 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2006 BBWAA (11.2%)
2007 BBWAA ( 4.4%)

All-Star Games
1987 *
1988 *
1989

Awards (yr lg award)
1988 NL Babe Ruth Award
1988 NL Cy Young
1988 ML Major League Player of the Year
1988 NL NLCS MVP
1988 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1988 ML WS MVP
1995 AL ALCS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1985 NL (16, 3%)
1988 NL (6, 33%)
0.36 Career Shares (529th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1985 NL (3, 14%)
1987 NL (4, 12%)
1988 NL (1, 100%)
1989 NL (4, 6%)
1 Cy Young
1.32 Career Shares (33rd)

Gold Gloves
1988 NL (P)

Silver Sluggers
1993 NL (P)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1984 NL  2.657 (3rd)
1985 NL  2.028 (3rd)
1987 NL  3.060 (3rd)
1988 NL  2.258 (3rd)
1989 NL  2.314 (2nd)

Wins s c a p y
1985 NL  19 (5th)
1987 NL  16 (3rd)
1988 NL  23 (1st)
1989 NL  15 (10th)
1995 AL  16 (5th)
1996 AL  15 (8th)
Career  204 (102nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1985 NL  .864 (1st)
1988 NL  .742 (3rd)
1995 AL  .727 (3rd)
1996 AL  .625 (9th)
1997 AL  .700 (5th)
Career  .576 (195th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1984 NL  1.107 (3rd)
1985 NL  1.031 (4th)
1987 NL  1.213 (7th)
1988 NL  1.052 (4th)
1995 AL  1.207 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL  7.592 (7th)
1985 NL  6.722 (3rd)
1988 NL  7.011 (6th)
1995 AL  8.121 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL  2.373 (9th)
1987 NL  2.516 (6th)
1995 AL  2.743 (7th)
1996 AL  2.534 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL  7.118 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1987 NL  264.7 (1st)
1988 NL  267.0 (1st)
1989 NL  256.7 (1st)
Career  3130.3 (111th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1984 NL  150 (8th)
1985 NL  157 (8th)
1987 NL  190 (4th)
1988 NL  178 (7th)
1989 NL  178 (6th)
Career  2014 (61st)

Games Started s c a p y
1986 NL  35 (7th)
1987 NL  35 (4th)
1988 NL  34 (4th)
1989 NL  33 (7th)
1992 NL  33 (10th)
1998 NL  34 (5th)
Career  466 (67th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1984 NL  8 (6th)
1985 NL  9 (6th)
1986 NL  8 (5th)
1987 NL  10 (3rd)
1988 NL  15 (1st)
1989 NL  8 (6th)
1993 NL  5 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1984 NL  4 (1st)
1985 NL  5 (3rd)
1988 NL  8 (1st)
1989 NL  4 (3rd)
1995 AL  1 (9th)
Career  25 (173rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
Career  235 (124th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1986 NL  86 (8th)
1998 NL  85 (9th)
Career  1007 (107th)

Hits s c a p y
1987 NL  247 (3rd)
1989 NL  226 (4th)
1992 NL  209 (10th)
Career  2939 (137th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1984 NL  3.000 (3rd)
1987 NL  2.568 (6th)
1995 AL  2.177 (10th)
Career  2.000 (249th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL  .427 (7th)
1985 NL  .300 (1st)
1986 NL  .506 (3rd)
1987 NL  .578 (5th)
1989 NL  .316 (2nd)
1996 AL  .918 (9th)
1999 NL  .704 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1986 NL  14 (4th)
1987 NL  16 (2nd)
1989 NL  15 (1st)
1992 NL  15 (1st)
Career  150 (157th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1986 NL  99 (6th)
1992 NL  86 (5th)
Career  1211 (113th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1984 NL  8 (10th)
1986 NL  12 (4th)
1987 NL  11 (3rd)
1992 NL  10 (7th)
1996 AL  11 (7th)
1997 AL  11 (7th)
1998 NL  12 (3rd)
Career  121 (45th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1984 NL  4 (10th)
1985 NL  6 (6th)
1986 NL  5 (8th)
1987 NL  9 (3rd)
1992 NL  8 (5th)
1996 AL  12 (3rd)
1997 AL  11 (5th)
1998 NL  13 (2nd)
1999 NL  11 (4th)
2000 NL  11 (8th)
Career  117 (37th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1986 NL  988 (10th)
1987 NL  1093 (2nd)
1988 NL  1068 (1st)
1989 NL  1047 (1st)
Career  13150 (98th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1984 NL  133 (5th)
1985 NL  170 (3rd)
1987 NL  131 (3rd)
1988 NL  148 (4th)
1989 NL  148 (1st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1986 NL  10 (10th)
1987 NL  10 (6th)
1988 NL  19 (1st)
1989 NL  10 (9th)

Salary s c a p y
1989 NL  $2,766,667 (1st)
1991 NL  $3,166,667 (9th)
1992 NL  $4,333,333 (7th)
1993 NL  $4,333,333 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1997 AL  born 1958-09-16 (10th)
1998 NL  born 1958-09-16 (6th)
1999 NL  born 1958-09-16 (2nd)
2000 NL  born 1958-09-16 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (91), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 129 (132), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 90 (118), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 34 (104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 17, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 29, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 2, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 25, 1999: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

March 25, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

November 1, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

June 27, 2000: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$212,000
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$1,000,000
1987Los Angeles Dodgers$800,000
1988Los Angeles Dodgers$1,100,000
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$2,766,667
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$1,966,667
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$3,166,667
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$4,333,333
1993Los Angeles Dodgers$4,333,333
1994Los Angeles Dodgers$3,333,334
1995Cleveland Indians$1,500,000
1996Cleveland Indians$1,750,000
1997Cleveland Indians$3,100,000
1998San Francisco Giants$3,720,000
1999New York Mets$2,500,000
2000Los Angeles Dodgers$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$37,582,001
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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