How Orel Hershiser's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Orel Hershiser totaled 9,391 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1988, posting 801, well below the league average of 1,047.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 24, well below the league average of 1,133.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 606 in 1998 to 537 in 1999 and 74 in 2000, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 24 to 801 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Orel Hershiser Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser
Played Outs
Career9391
Season Avg.521.72
162 Game Avg.2983.02
More InfoSee More

Orel Hershiser Played Outs Per Season

Orel Hershiser's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Orel Hershiser Played Outs by Team

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

Orel Hershiser Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Orel Hershiser Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Orel Hershiser Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table