How Orel Hershiser's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Orel Hershiser totaled 19 career Games Finished, well below the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Games Finished season came in 1984, posting 10, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.0 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 0 in 1998 to 0 in 1999 and 1 in 2000, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Orel Hershiser Lifetime Games Finished

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Orel Hershiser Games Finished Per Season

Orel Hershiser's Games Finished 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 Games Finished per season line chart

Orel Hershiser Games Finished by Team

Orel Hershiser's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orel Hershiser career Games Finished by team bar chart

Orel Hershiser Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Games Finished, 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 Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Orel Hershiser Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Games Finished 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 Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Orel Hershiser Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
Orel Hershiser Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table