How Mike Hershberger's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Mike Hershberger posted a career OPS of .645, below the league average of .725 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best OPS season came in 1971, posting .722, near the league average of .680 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at .499, well below the league average of .691 that year. The OPS trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from .499 in 1969 to .622 in 1970 and .722 in 1971. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. The OPS profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 11 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Mike Hershberger Lifetime OPS

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Mike Hershberger OPS Per Season

Mike Hershberger's OPS for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Hershberger OPS per season line chart

Mike Hershberger OPS by Team

Mike Hershberger's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Hershberger career OPS by team bar chart

Mike Hershberger OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Hershberger's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Hershberger OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Hershberger OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Hershberger's seasonal OPS alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Hershberger OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Hershberger OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Hershberger's MLB career with OPS alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Hershberger OPS season-by-season breakdown table