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Orel Hershiser 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 204-150, 3.48 ERA, 2014 K in 3130.1 IP.

Awards: NL Cy Young (1988).

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Orel Hershiser

#55

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+17.3Career NUT

+0.7 to Nutty

Career

3.48ERA1.26WHIP204W2014K3130.1IP5SV

R/R · 6' 3", 190 lb · b. Sep 16, 1958 · Buffalo, NY · Draft 1979 (17th Rd, #440)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1983	24	LAD	—	0	0	3.38	8	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	37	8.0	7	3	6	0	5	1.63
1984	25	LAD	+2.6	11	8	2.66	45	20	8	4	10	2	0	0	2	771	189.2	160	56	50	4	150	1.11
1985	26	LAD	+3.2	19	3	2.03	36	34	9	5	1	0	0	0	0	953	239.2	179	54	68	6	157	1.03
1986	27	LAD	+1.6	14	14	3.85	35	35	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	988	231.1	213	99	86	5	153	1.29
1987	28	LAD	+3.1	16	16	3.06	37	35	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	1093	264.2	247	90	74	9	190	1.21
1988	29	LAD	+1.8	23	8	2.26	35	34	15	8	1	1	0	0	1	1068	267.0	208	67	73	4	178	1.05
1989	30	LAD	+2.9	15	15	2.31	35	33	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	1047	256.2	226	66	77	3	178	1.18
1990	31	LAD	+0.4	1	1	4.26	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106	25.1	26	12	4	1	16	1.18
1991	32	LAD	+1.3	7	2	3.46	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	473	112.0	112	43	32	5	73	1.29
1992	33	LAD	+0.5	10	15	3.67	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	910	210.2	209	86	69	8	130	1.32
1993	34	LAD	+0.9	12	14	3.59	33	33	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	913	215.2	201	86	72	7	141	1.27
1994	35	LAD	+0.0	6	6	3.79	21	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	575	135.1	146	57	42	2	72	1.39
1995	36	CLE	+0.1	16	6	3.87	26	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	683	167.1	151	72	51	5	111	1.21
1996	37	CLE	+0.7	15	9	4.24	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	908	206.0	238	97	58	12	125	1.44
1997	38	CLE	-1.2	14	6	4.47	32	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	826	195.1	199	97	69	11	107	1.37
1998	39	SF	-0.7	11	10	4.41	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	887	202.0	200	99	85	13	126	1.41
1999	40	NYM	+0.2	13	12	4.58	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	776	179.0	175	91	77	11	89	1.41
2000	41	LAD	—	1	5	13.14	10	6	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	136	24.2	42	36	14	11	13	2.27
Career	—	18 yrs	+17.3	204	150	3.48	510	466	68	25	19	5	1	1	6	13150	3130.1	2939	1211	1007	117	2014	1.26

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hershiser's career NUT of +17.3

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.2

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NUT by Season

+2.6

+3.2

+1.6

+3.1

+1.8

+2.9

+0.4

+1.3

+0.5

+0.9

+0.0

+0.1

+0.7

-1.2

-0.7

+0.2

Awards

1984NL Player of the Week · NL Pitcher of the Month

1986NL Player of the Week

1987NL Player of the Week · NL Pitcher of the Month · NL All-Star

1988NL Cy Young · NL Player of the Week · NL Pitcher of the Month · NL All-Star · World Series Championship · NLCS MVP · Rawlings NL Gold Glove · Willie Mays World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award · SI's Sportsman of the Year · AP Male Athlete of the Year

1989NL All-Star

1993NL Silver Slugger

1995ALCS MVP

1996AL Pitcher of the Month

1997Cleveland Frank Gibbons/Steve Olin Good Guy Award

1998NL Pitcher of the Month

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1991	32	A+	2	0	0.82	2	2	40	11.0	5	1	1	0	6	0.55
1991	32	AA	0	1	2.57	1	1	31	7.0	11	2	1	0	5	1.71
1991	32	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1	19	5.0	5	0	0	0	5	1.00
2000	41	A+	1	0	3.06	3	3	73	17.2	18	6	5	1	8	1.30

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