How Orel Hershiser's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Orel Hershiser totaled 13,150 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1987, posting 1,093, well above the starting pitcher average of 523.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 37, well below the starting pitcher average of 537.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 887 in 1998 to 776 in 1999 and 136 in 2000, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 37 to 1,093 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Orel Hershiser Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Orel Hershiser
| Orel Hershiser
Batters Faced | Orel Hershiser
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 13150 | 37.81 |
| Season Avg. | 730.56 | 37.81 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4177.06 | 37.81 |
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Orel Hershiser Batters Faced Per Season
Orel Hershiser's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Orel Hershiser Batters Faced by Team
Orel Hershiser's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orel Hershiser Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Orel Hershiser Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Orel Hershiser Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
