Orel Hershiser
Retired
Orel Hershiser
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Nickname:
Bulldog
Birthdate:
Sept. 16, 1958 (91 y, 11 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Buffalo, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/192
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1988 None (MLB)
All-Star 1989 None (MLB)
1988 None (MLB)
1987 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1988 - P None (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1993 - P None (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1988 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 20 39.5 24.5
Grey Ink 121 179.9 136.1
HoF Standard 34 47.7 43.4
WAR 53.8 68.7 58.2
WAR7 38.9 45.6 37.3
JAWS 46.3 57.1 47.7
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Player Score
Bob Welch R 974
Milt Pappas R 940
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Tim Hudson R 927
Vida Blue R 927
Dazzy Vance R 925
Jim Perry R 922
Felix Hernandez R 916
Dave Stieb R 915
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1986 10 10
1987 10 6
1988 19 1
1989 10 9
Year GS Rank
1986 35 7
1987 35 4
1988 34 4
1989 33 7
1992 33 10
1998 34 5
Year W Rank
1985 19 5
1987 16 3
1988 23 1
1989 15 10
1995 16 4
1996 15 7
Year L Rank
1986 14 4
1987 16 2
1989 15 1
1992 15 1
Year Win % Rank
1985 0.864 1
1988 0.742 3
1995 0.727 3
1996 0.625 8
1997 0.700 4
Year IP Rank
1987 264.2 1
1988 267.0 1
1989 256.2 1
Year BF Rank
1986 988 10
1987 1093 2
1988 1068 1
1989 1047 1
Year BB Rank
1986 86 8
1998 85 9
Year K Rank
1984 150 8
1985 157 8
1987 190 4
1988 178 7
1989 178 6
Year WP Rank
1984 8 10
1986 12 4
1987 11 3
1992 10 7
1996 11 7
1997 11 6
1998 12 3
Year ERA Rank
1984 2.657 3
1985 2.028 3
1987 3.061 3
1988 2.258 3
1989 2.314 2
Year BABIP Rank
1985 0.241 5
1988 0.242 6
1995 0.263 4
1999 0.276 10
Year WHIP Rank
1984 1.107 3
1985 1.031 4
1987 1.213 7
1988 1.052 4
1995 1.207 7
Year H/9 Rank
1984 7.592 7
1985 6.722 3
1988 7.011 5
1995 8.122 7
Year BB/9 Rank
1984 2.373 9
1987 2.516 6
1995 2.743 7
1996 2.534 6
Year CG Rank
1984 8 6
1985 9 6
1986 8 5
1987 10 3
1988 15 1
1989 8 6
1993 5 7
Year SHO Rank
1984 4 1
1985 5 3
1988 8 1
1989 4 3
1995 1 8
Year BB (Low) Rank
1984 50 5
1995 51 5
1996 58 6
Year Hits Rank
1987 247 3
1989 226 4
1992 209 10
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1984 160 3
1985 179 8
1995 151 1
1999 175 8
Year HR (Low) Rank
1984 9 6
1985 8 2
1986 13 4
1987 17 10
1989 9 2
1996 21 7
1999 14 3
Year WAR Rank
1984 4.7 7
1985 6.5 4
1986 4.6 10
1987 6.6 3
1988 5.0 7
1989 7.1 1
Year W (Low) Rank
1992 10 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1984 8 5
1985 3 1
1988 8 7
1995 6 4
1996 9 6
1997 6 3
Year rWAR Rank
1985 7.5 3
1987 6.6 3
1988 8.8 1
1989 8.0 1