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Orel Hershiser

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1983–2000 BORN: BUFFALO, USA
Cy Young 1988 All-Star ×3 Gold Glove 1988 Silver Slugger 1993
Career
204 W · 3.48 ERA · 2014 K
3130.1 IP · 1.26 WHIP · 510 G
2000 Season
1-5 · 13.14 ERA
24.2 IP · 13 K · 2.27 WHIP
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Orel Hershiser was a pitcher in MLB. Across 510 career appearances, with a 3.48 ERA and 2014 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1983 LAD 0 0 3.38 8 0 1 8.0 7 3 6 5 1.63
1984 LAD 11 8 2.66 45 20 2 189.2 160 56 50 150 1.11
1985 LAD 19 3 2.03 36 34 0 239.2 179 54 68 157 1.03
1986 LAD 14 14 3.85 35 35 0 231.1 213 99 86 153 1.29
1987 LAD 16 16 3.06 37 35 1 264.2 247 90 74 190 1.21
1988 LAD 23 8 2.26 35 34 1 267.0 208 67 73 178 1.05
1989 LAD 15 15 2.31 35 33 0 256.2 226 66 77 178 1.18
1990 LAD 1 1 4.26 4 4 0 25.1 26 12 4 16 1.18
1991 LAD 7 2 3.46 21 21 0 112.0 112 43 32 73 1.29
1992 LAD 10 15 3.67 33 33 0 210.2 209 86 69 130 1.32
1993 LAD 12 14 3.59 33 33 0 215.2 201 86 72 141 1.27
1994 LAD 6 6 3.79 21 21 0 135.1 146 57 42 72 1.39
1995 CLE 16 6 3.87 26 26 0 167.1 151 72 51 111 1.21
1996 CLE 15 9 4.24 33 33 0 206.0 238 97 58 125 1.44
1997 CLE 14 6 4.47 32 32 0 195.1 199 97 69 107 1.37
1998 SF 11 10 4.41 34 34 0 202.0 200 99 85 126 1.41
1999 NYM 13 12 4.58 32 32 0 179.0 175 91 77 89 1.41
2000 LAD 1 5 13.14 10 6 0 24.2 42 36 14 13 2.27
Career Totals — 204 150 3.48 510 466 5 3130.1 2939 1211 1007 2014 1.26
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 LAD 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 LAD 45 50 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 3 14 .200 .259 .200 .459
1985 LAD 37 76 5 15 1 0 0 4 1 4 20 .197 .247 .211 .457
1986 LAD 37 71 4 17 3 0 0 8 0 1 17 .239 .250 .282 .532
1987 LAD 40 90 10 19 5 0 0 7 2 2 17 .211 .228 .267 .495
1988 LAD 36 85 1 11 2 1 0 6 0 1 18 .129 .140 .176 .316
1989 LAD 35 77 4 14 4 1 0 2 0 4 25 .182 .220 .260 .479
1990 LAD 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 LAD 21 31 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 8 .258 .324 .323 .646
1992 LAD 35 68 6 15 5 0 0 5 1 1 10 .221 .229 .294 .523
1993 LAD 34 73 11 26 4 0 0 6 0 2 5 .356 .373 .411 .784
1994 LAD 22 44 4 9 0 0 0 4 1 2 10 .205 .245 .205 .449
1995 CLE 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
1998 SF 34 66 7 10 2 0 0 1 1 3 16 .152 .200 .182 .382
1999 NYM 32 62 3 9 1 0 0 3 1 1 18 .145 .154 .161 .315
2000 LAD 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Totals — 521 810 65 163 29 2 0 50 8 27 182 .201 .230 .242 .472
Awards & Achievements
  • ALCS MVP (1): 1995
  • Babe Ruth Award (1): 1988
  • Cy Young Award (1): 1988
  • Gold Glove (1): 1988
  • NLCS MVP (1): 1988
  • Pitcher of the Month (6): 1984, 1987, 1988, 1988, 1996, 1998
  • Player of the Week (4): 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Silver Slugger (1): 1993
  • TSN All-Star (1): 1988
  • TSN Major League Player of the Year (1): 1988
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1988
  • World Series MVP (1): 1988
All-Star Selections

1987, 1988, 1989

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$212,000
1986$1,000,000
1987$800,000
1988$1,100,000
1989$2,766,667
1990$1,966,667
1991$3,166,667
1992$4,333,333
1993$4,333,333
1994$3,333,334
1995$1,500,000
1996$1,750,000
1997$3,100,000
1998$3,720,000
1999$2,500,000
2000$2,000,000

Career Total: $37,582,001 (16 seasons)

Average: $2,348,875

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.