How Orel Hershiser's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Orel Hershiser totaled 3,130 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1988, posting 267, well above the starting pitcher average of 124.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 8, well below the starting pitcher average of 126.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 202 in 1998 to 179 in 1999 and 24 in 2000, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 8 to 267 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Orel Hershiser Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Orel Hershiser
| Orel Hershiser
Innings Pitched | Orel Hershiser
Pitched Outs |
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| Career | 3130.1 | 9391 |
| Season Avg. | 173.9 | 521.72 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 994.3 | 2983.02 |
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Orel Hershiser Innings Pitched Per Season
Orel Hershiser's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched by Team
Orel Hershiser's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orel Hershiser Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
