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Orel
Hershiser		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 192
 
Born: September 16, 1958 in Usa, NY, BUFFALO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1984 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1985 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1986 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 28 BOS AL $ 2,135,714 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1988 29 BOS AL $ 2,135,714 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1989 30 BOS AL $ 2,135,714 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1990 31 BOS AL $ 830,000 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1984 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1985 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1986 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1987 28 BOS AL $ 2,135,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1988 29 BOS AL $ 2,135,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1989 30 BOS AL $ 2,135,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1990 31 BOS AL $ 830,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 24 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 14 7 1 7 8 4.50 .264 .344 .340 .684 0.5
    AAA   10 3 .769 18 18 0 0 0 123.7 131 47 8 50 88 3.42 .267 .335 .367 .703  
1984 25 BOS AL 11 9 .550 25 25 3 1 0 180.0 183 83 21 52 75 4.15 .261 .312 .416 .728 9.2
1985 26 BOS AL 12 14 .462 30 30 7 1 0 212.0 225 103 14 80 81 4.37 .272 .338 .388 .725 9.5
1986 27 BOS AL 13 12 .520 32 32 5 1 0 237.7 249 91 12 88 82 3.45 .275 .340 .376 .716 15.4
1987 28 BOS AL 11 8 .579 34 34 2 0 0 228.7 253 99 5 70 96 3.90 .279 .331 .359 .690 13.5
1988 29 BOS AL 9 11 .450 31 29 5 0 0 177.3 213 125 20 74 70 6.34 .299 .366 .464 .830 0.0
1989 30 BOS AL 10 12 .455 26 26 2 1 0 178.3 188 89 18 69 77 4.49 .269 .335 .410 .745 5.9
1990 31 BOS AL 4 10 .286 29 29 0 0 0 123.0 154 77 15 46 45 5.63 .304 .363 .454 .817 0.6
8 Years Sim 70 77 .476 209 207 24 4 0 1351.0 1479 674 106 486 534 4.49 .278 .340 .404 .743 54.7
1 Years AAA 10 3 .769 18 18 0 0 0 123.7 131 47 8 50 88 3.42 .267 .335 .367 .703  
Season Average 8 9 .471 26 25 3 0 0 168.9 184 84 13 60 66 4.49 .278 .340 .404 .743  
Career Highs 13 14 .579 34 34 7 1 0 237.7 253 125 21 88 96 6.34 .304 .366 .464 .830  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   604 299 50 193 242   .264 .321 .394 .715
vs LH   875 375 56 293 292   .289 .352 .411 .763
Home 37 36 .507 103 103 12 4 0 703.3 706 312 52 242 277 3.99 .261 .322 .377 .699
Away 33 41 .446 106 104 12 0 0 647.6 773 362 54 244 257 5.03 .296 .356 .431 .787
Mar/Apr 13 6 .684 32 32 3 0 0 224.6 210 81 14 92 98 3.25 .246 .320 .373 .692
May 14 16 .467 38 38 7 1 0 251.0 257 117 17 94 86 4.20 .264 .329 .382 .711
June 14 16 .467 38 38 5 0 0 249.3 278 124 23 87 96 4.48 .283 .341 .408 .750
July 10 16 .385 35 35 2 0 0 225.0 275 129 18 83 90 5.16 .300 .358 .417 .775
August 12 13 .480 38 38 5 3 0 223.7 258 126 18 74 88 5.07 .288 .342 .415 .757
Sep/Oct 7 10 .412 28 26 5 1 0 177.3 201 97 16 56 76 4.92 .289 .342 .432 .774
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1984 25 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -14.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1983 24 BOS AL P 2 2 14.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1984 25 BOS AL P 25 25 180.0 15 26 0 1 1.000 2.05 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
1985 26 BOS AL P 30 30 212.0 21 41 1 2 .984 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
1986 27 BOS AL P 32 32 237.7 14 53 4 4 .944 2.54 0 0 .000 0  
1987 28 BOS AL P 34 34 228.7 24 49 4 9 .948 2.87 0 0 .000 0  
1988 29 BOS AL P 31 29 177.3 9 32 2 4 .953 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
1989 30 BOS AL P 26 26 178.3 9 48 4 3 .934 2.88 0 0 .000 0  
1990 31 BOS AL P 29 29 123.0 15 24 2 2 .951 2.85 0 0 .000 0  
  P 209 207 1351.0 107 273 17 25 .957 2.53 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
Career Totals   210 207 1354.0 107 274 17 25 .957 2.53 1 1 1.000 0  
Career Highs   34 34 237.7 24 53 4 9 1.000 2.88 1 1 1.000 0  
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 27 BOS AL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 10 5 2 4 7 2.65 .172 .226 .310 .536
1987 28 BOS AL 2 1 .667 4 4 1 1 0 29.7 28 14 1 12 11 4.25 .250 .323 .321 .644
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 6 6 3 1 0 46.7 38 19 3 16 18 3.66 .224 .290 .318 .608
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Started
1987-10-34
 Complete Games
1988-4-5
 Innings Pitched
1987-6-228.7
 Hits Allowed
1986-8-249
1987-1-253
 Walks Allowed
1986-10-88
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Lee Stine (953)
  7. Bob Welch (952)
  8. Jack Russell (951)
  9. Hod Lisenbee (951)
  10. Charlie Hough (950)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1983
Injured on 7/12/1983 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/18/1984
Injured on 8/23/1984 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/26/1986 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
9/22/1989: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $830,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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