Orel Hershiser
1983–2000 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
521G
.201AVG
.230OBP
.242SLG
163H
0HR
50RBI
8SB
204–150W–L
3,130IP
2,014K
3.48ERA
466GS
5SV
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | 949 | 810 | 65 | 163 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 182 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 196 | .201 | .230 | .242 | .472 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,130.3 | 510 | 466 | 68 | 204 | 150 | 5 | 2,939 | 1,366 | 1,211 | 235 | 1,007 | 2,014 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.261 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1993-07-16 to 1993-08-12
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1987-06-19 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1988-09-28 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1985-04-26 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 260 | 454 | 74 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 90 | .191 | .189 | .232 |
| Away | 261 | 495 | 89 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 92 | .211 | .210 | .251 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 140 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | .171 | .171 | .228 |
| May | 87 | 147 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 30 | .188 | .177 | .241 |
| June | 92 | 174 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 34 | .241 | .247 | .297 |
| July | 84 | 152 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | .222 | .217 | .238 |
| August | 84 | 157 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 36 | .206 | .191 | .244 |
| September | 84 | 161 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | .149 | .168 | .179 |
| October | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .389 | .389 | .389 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 46 | 96 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .240 | .333 |
| atlanta-braves | 44 | 103 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | .195 | .194 | .207 |
| san-francisco-giants | 44 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | .167 | .190 | .202 |
| cincinnati-reds | 39 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .214 | .219 | .238 |
| san-diego-padres | 37 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .176 | .148 | .221 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 33 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .265 | .246 | .306 |
| chicago-cubs | 32 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .245 | .266 | .306 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 31 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .197 | .183 | .230 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 45 | 50 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 189 | 150 | |
| 1985 | 37 | 76 | 15 | – | 4 | 1 | .197 | 239 | 157 | |
| 1986 | 37 | 71 | 17 | – | 8 | – | .239 | 231 | 153 | |
| 1987 | 40 | 90 | 19 | – | 7 | 2 | .211 | 264 | 190 | |
| 1988 | 36 | 85 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .129 | 267 | 178 | |
| 1989 | 35 | 77 | 14 | – | 2 | – | .182 | 256 | 178 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 25 | 16 | |
| 1991 | 21 | 31 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | .258 | 112 | 73 | |
| 1992 | 35 | 68 | 15 | – | 5 | 1 | .221 | 210 | 130 | |
| 1993 | 34 | 73 | 26 | – | 6 | – | .356 | 215 | 141 | |
| 1994 | 22 | 44 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .205 | 135 | 72 | |
| 1995 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 167 | 111 | |
| 1996 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 206 | 125 | |
| 1997 | 32 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 195 | 107 | |
| 1998 | 34 | 66 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | .152 | 202 | 126 | |
| 1999 | 32 | 62 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .145 | 179 | 89 | |
| 2000 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 24 | 13 |