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Orel Hershiser

#57 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1983—2000
Starting Pitcher
BORN
September 16, 1958, in Buffalo, NY
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers

What Pitches Did Orel Hershiser Throw?

Sinking Fastball
Cut Fastball
Curve
Change
204
WINS
62.9
QUALITY START PCT
56.3
WAR
150
LOSSES
112
ERA+
37.3
WAR7
3.48
ERA
2.00
K / BB RATIO
20.6
WAR3
2014
STRIKEOUTS
1.26
WHIP
3.6
WAR PER SEASON
Pitching in 1988 essentially lifted the underdog Dodgers past the heavily-favored Mets and A’s in the postseason.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
Dodgers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1988
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Orel Hershiser Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Hershiser
CAREER
56.3
WAR7
37.3
WAR5C
28.7
WAR3
20.6
JAWS
46.8
WAR PER SN
3.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Orel Hershiser Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
57
CAREER
69
LONG PEAK
91
PRIME
76
SHORT PEAK
87
JAWS
72
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS