NAME     : Orel Hershiser
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : BUFFALO,NY,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/16/1943
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 192
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $8,980,000 through 1973
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .947)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 67
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.84 16 10  0  31 31 231.0 188  82  73  62 163 
  At Home        2.37 12  3  0  20 20 156.0 120  45  41  34 115 
  Away           3.84  4  7  0  11 11  75.0  68  37  32  28  48 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.28  4  1  0   5  5  35.2  30  15  13  10  24 
  May            3.73  2  3  0   6  6  41.0  37  19  17  15  32 
  June           3.23  1  2  0   5  5  39.0  36  15  14   9  31 
  July           3.02  2  2  0   6  6  44.2  36  17  15   9  26 
  August         1.05  3  0  0   3  3  25.2  18   3   3   6  15 
  Sep/Oct        2.20  4  2  0   6  6  45.0  31  13  11  13  35 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1966   3.38 14 12  0  34  9   3 234.2  88  66 165  PHO
  1967   3.17  9 12  0  26  4   1 179.0  63  52 106  PHO
  1968   2.82 13 13  0  34  5   2 245.2  77  45 143  PHO
  1969   2.52 16  6  0  30  4   1 211.0  59  52 124  PHO,JC
 
  Total ERA   : 2.94
  Total Wins  : 68
  Total Losses: 53
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 26
  Total K's   : 701
  Total BB's  : 277
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/9/1966
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1968, going 3-2, 1.13
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 8/15/1970 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week