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Orel Hershiser Orel Hershiser
Full name: Orel Leonard Hershiser
Born: September 16, 1958, Buffalo, New York
First Game: September 1, 1983; Final Game: June 26, 2000
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 190
NL Cy Young (1988)
NLCS MVP (1988)
ALCS MVP (1995)
World Series MVP (1988)
TSN Player of the Year (1988)
TSN NL Pitcher of the Year (1988)
RHP on TSN NL All-Star Team (1988)
NL Silver Slugger as P (1993)
NL Gold Glove as P (1988)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1983 LA  N                 8     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1983 LA  N
1984 LA  N Daily Splits   45    50    4   10   0   0   0    2    3   0   14   1   8   0   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .259  .200   0.0 1984 LA  N
1985 LA  N Daily Splits   37    76    5   15   1   0   0    4    4   0   20   1  10   0   0   1   0    1   0  .197  .247  .211   0.0 1985 LA  N
1986 LA  N Daily Splits   37    71    4   17   3   0   0    8    1   0   17   0  10   0   0   3   1    0   1  .239  .250  .282   0.0 1986 LA  N
1987 LA  N Daily Splits   40    90   10   19   5   0   0    7    2   0   17   0  10   0   0   7   1    2   1  .211  .228  .267   0.0 1987 LA  N
1988 LA  N Daily Splits   36    85    1   11   2   1   0    6    1   0   18   0  19   0   0   1   1    0   0  .129  .140  .176   0.0 1988 LA  N
1989 LA  N Daily Splits   35    77    4   14   4   1   0    2    4   0   25   0  10   1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .220  .260   0.0 1989 LA  N
1990 LA  N Daily Splits    4     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1990 LA  N
1991 LA  N Daily Splits   21    31    6    8   2   0   0    2    3   0    8   0   4   0   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .324  .323   0.0 1991 LA  N
1992 LA  N Daily Splits   35    68    6   15   5   0   0    5    1   0   10   0   6   1   0   3   0    1   0  .221  .229  .294   0.0 1992 LA  N
1993 LA  N Daily Splits   34    73   11   26   4   0   0    6    2   0    5   0   8   0   0   0   1    0   1  .356  .373  .411   0.0 1993 LA  N
1994 LA  N Daily Splits   22    44    4    9   0   0   0    4    2   0   10   1   3   2   0   2   0    1   0  .205  .245  .205   0.0 1994 LA  N
1995 CLE A                26     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1995 CLE A
1996 CLE A                33     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits   32     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   1   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 1997 CLE A
1998 SF  N Daily Splits   34    66    7   10   2   0   0    1    3   0   16   1   8   0   0   0   0    1   0  .152  .200  .182   0.0 1998 SF  N
1999 NY  N Daily Splits   32    62    3    9   1   0   0    3    1   0   18   0   3   2   0   1   3    1   0  .145  .154  .161   0.0 1999 NY  N
2000 LA  N Daily Splits   10     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 2000 LA  N
Total NL                 430   807   65  163  29   2   0   50   27   0  181   4 100   6   0  20   7    8   3  .202  .230  .243   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                  91     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   1   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  521   810   65  163  29   2   0   50   27   0  182   5 101   6   0  20   7    8   3  .201  .230  .242   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1995 CLE A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1995 CLE A
1996 CLE A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1997 CLE A
1999 NY  N                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1999 NY  N
Total NL                   1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total NL        
Total AL                   4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total                      5     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1985 LA  N Daily Splits    2     7    1    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .286  .286 1985 LA  N
1988 LA  N Daily Splits    4     9    1    0   0   0   0    1    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .100  .000 1988 LA  N
1995 CLE A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1995 CLE A
1997 CLE A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1997 CLE A
1999 NY  N Daily Splits    2     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1999 NY  N
Total NL                   8    17    2    2   0   0   0    2    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .167  .118 Total NL        
Total AL                   3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total            Splits   11    17    2    2   0   0   0    2    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .167  .118 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 LA  N Daily Splits    2     3    1    3   2   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.667 1988 LA  N
1995 CLE A Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1995 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1997 CLE A
Total            Splits    6     7    1    3   2   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .429  .714 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1987 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1987 NL   
1988 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1988 NL   
Total                      2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1983 LA  N Daily Splits    8   0   0   0   4   1    8      7    37   1    6    3    6   0    5   1   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   2   0   0   3.38   0.0 1983 LA  N
1984 LA  N Daily Splits   45  20   8   4  10   2  189.2  160   771   9   65   56   50   8  150   2   3   8   4   1  22   1  18  15  11   8   2.66   2.1 1984 LA  N
1985 LA  N Daily Splits   36  34   9   5   1   0  239.2  179   953   8   72   54   68   5  157   5   4   5   6   0  26   4  25  24  19   3   2.03   3.8 1985 LA  N
1986 LA  N Daily Splits   35  35   8   1   0   0  231.1  213   988  13  112   99   86  11  153  14   6  12   5   3  33   6  16  17  14  14   3.85  -0.8 1986 LA  N
1987 LA  N Daily Splits   37  35  10   1   2   1  264.2  247  1093  17  105   90   74   5  190   8   2  11   9   2  40   7  30  15  16  16   3.06   3.5 1987 LA  N
1988 LA  N Daily Splits   35  34  15   8   1   1  267    208  1068  18   73   67   73  10  178   9   6   6   4   5  28   6  18  15  23   8   2.26   4.5 1988 LA  N
1989 LA  N Daily Splits   35  33   8   4   0   0  256.2  226  1047   9   75   66   77  14  178  19   6   8   3   4  41   2  29  16  15  15   2.31   4.4 1989 LA  N
1990 LA  N Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   25.1   26   106   1   12   12    4   0   16   1   0   0   1   1   4   0   1   1   1   1   4.26  -0.2 1990 LA  N
1991 LA  N Daily Splits   21  21   0   0   0   0  112    112   473   3   43   43   32   6   73   2   1   2   5   4  18   2   8   3   7   2   3.46   0.8 1991 LA  N
1992 LA  N Daily Splits   33  33   1   0   0   0  210.2  209   910  15  101   86   69  13  130  15   6  10   8   0  42   3  19  26  10  15   3.67   0.0 1992 LA  N
1993 LA  N Daily Splits   33  33   5   1   0   0  215.2  201   913  17  106   86   72  13  141  12   4   7   7   0  42   6  11  15  12  14   3.59   1.5 1993 LA  N
1994 LA  N Daily Splits   21  21   1   0   0   0  135.1  146   575  15   67   57   42   6   72   4   3   6   2   2  33   3  15   7   6   6   3.79   0.3 1994 LA  N
1995 CLE A Daily Splits   26  26   1   1   0   0  167.1  151   683  21   76   72   51   1  111   3   4   3   5   0  34   3  26   8  16   6   3.87   2.0 1995 CLE A
1996 CLE A Daily Splits   33  33   1   0   0   0  206    238   908  21  115   97   58   4  125   5   4  11  12   1  49   2  24  17  15   9   4.24   1.3 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits   32  32   1   0   0   0  195.1  199   826  26  105   97   69   2  107   6   8  11  11   0  33   7  31   7  14   6   4.47   0.5 1997 CLE A
1998 SF  N Daily Splits   34  34   0   0   0   0  202    200   887  22  105   99   85   7  126  12   5  12  13   0  35   4  20  10  11  10   4.41  -0.7 1998 SF  N
1999 NY  N Daily Splits   32  32   0   0   0   0  179    175   776  14   92   91   77   2   89   6   8   6  11   0  35   9  18   3  13  12   4.58  -0.3 1999 NY  N
2000 LA  N Daily Splits   10   6   0   0   1   0   24.2   42   136   5   36   36   14   1   13   0   3   2  11   0   8   0   4   0   1   5  13.14  -3.8 2000 LA  N
Total NL                 419 375  65  24  19   5 2561.2 2351 10733 167 1070  945  829 101 1671 110  57  96  89  22 409  53 233 169 159 129   3.32  15.1 Total NL        
Total AL                  91  91   3   1   0   0  568.2  588  2417  68  296  266  178   7  343  14  16  25  28   1 116  12  81  32  45  21   4.21   3.8 Total AL        
Total            Splits  510 466  68  25  19   5 3130.1 2939 13150 235 1366 1211 1007 108 2014 124  73 121 117  23 525  65 314 201 204 150   3.48  18.9 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
Division Series Pitching RecordDivision Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1995 CLE A Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.1    3    28   0    0    0    2   0    7   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00 1995 CLE A
1996 CLE A Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    5      7    25   1    4    3    3   0    3   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   5.40 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.1   14    49   1    5    5    2   0    4   1   1   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   3.97 1997 CLE A
1999 NY  N Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1999 NY  N
Total NL                   1   0   0   0   1   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 Total NL        
Total AL                   4   4   0   0   0   0   23.2   24   102   2    9    8    7   0   14   1   1   1   2   0   4   0   2   2   1   0   3.04 Total AL        
Total            Splits    5   4   0   0   1   0   24.2   24   105   2    9    8    7   0   15   1   1   1   2   0   4   0   2   2   1   0   2.92 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1985 LA  N Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   15.1   17    66   0    6    6    6   0    5   0   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   3.52 1985 LA  N
1988 LA  N Daily Splits    4   3   1   1   1   1   24.2   18    98   0    5    3    7   1   15   1   0   2   2   0   3   0   3   1   1   0   1.09 1988 LA  N
1995 CLE A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   14      9    57   1    3    2    3   1   15   1   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   1   2   0   1.29 1995 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7      4    22   0    0    0    1   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0.00 1997 CLE A
1999 NY  N Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    4.1    1    18   0    0    0    3   2    5   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00 1999 NY  N
Total NL                   8   5   2   1   1   1   44.1   36   182   0   11    9   16   3   25   2   0   3   3   0   6   0   4   3   2   0   1.83 Total NL        
Total AL                   3   3   0   0   0   0   21     13    79   1    3    2    4   1   22   1   0   1   1   0   2   0   3   1   2   0   0.86 Total AL        
Total            Splits   11   8   2   1   1   1   65.1   49   261   1   14   11   20   4   47   3   0   4   4   0   8   0   7   4   4   0   1.52 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1988 LA  N Daily Splits    2   2   2   1   0   0   18      7    66   0    2    2    6   0   17   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   1   2   0   1.00 1988 LA  N
1995 CLE A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   14      8    52   2    5    4    4   1   13   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   1   2.57 1995 CLE A
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   10     15    49   3   13   13    6   0    5   1   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   2  11.70 1997 CLE A
Total            Splits    6   6   2   1   0   0   42     30   167   5   20   19   16   1   35   3   1   1   0   0   4   0   4   2   3   3   4.07 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1987 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      1     8   0    0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1987 NL   
1988 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1988 NL   
Total            Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    3      1    11   0    0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1983 LA  N Daily   P    8    0    0     8       0    2    0    1   0    2    1    0    0 1.000
1984 LA  N Daily   P   45   20    8   189.2    17   28    5    2   0    1    4   16    2  .900
1985 LA  N Daily   P   36   34    9   239.2    20   45    7    4   0    0    9   23    3  .903
1986 LA  N Daily   P   35   35    8   231.1    22   36    3    6   0    1    8   25    0  .951
1987 LA  N Daily   P   37   35   10   264.2    37   34    5    6   0    2    9   12    1  .934
1988 LA  N Daily   P   35   34   15   267      32   60    6    6   0    0   10   13    5  .939
1989 LA  N Daily   P   35   33    8   256.2    24   51    4    2   0    3    8   11    2  .949
1990 LA  N Daily   P    4    4    0    25.1     1    3    0    0   0    2    1    0    0 1.000
1991 LA  N Daily   P   21   21    0   112      12   18    1    1   0    0    2   11    2  .968
1992 LA  N Daily   P   33   33    1   210.2    28   41    3    2   0    2    7   13    0  .958
1993 LA  N Daily   P   33   33    5   215.2    20   43    3    1   0    2   10   10    0  .955
1994 LA  N Daily   P   21   21    1   135.1    22   24    2    3   0    1    3   11    1  .958
1995 CLE A Daily   P   26   26    1   167.1    16   31    2    1   0    3    4    5    1  .959
1996 CLE A Daily   P   33   33    1   206      20   47    2    3   0    1    3    4    0  .971
1997 CLE A Daily   P   32   32    1   195.1    20   29    4    2   0    0    8    4    1  .925
1998 SF  N Daily   P   34   34    0   202      21   36    1    3   0    1    3    9    0  .983
1999 NY  N Daily   P   32   32    0   179      19   35    3    1   0    1    4    9    1  .947
2000 LA  N Daily   P   10    6    0    24.2     1    6    0    0   0    0    0    5    0 1.000
Total              P  510  466   68  3130.1   332  569   51   44   0   22   94  181   19  .946
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG