How Orel Hershiser's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Orel Hershiser totaled 2,014 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1987, posting 190, well above the starting pitcher average of 79.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 69.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 126 in 1998 to 89 in 1999 and 13 in 2000, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 5 to 190 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Orel Hershiser Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Orel Hershiser
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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Orel Hershiser
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| Career | 2014 | 5.79 | 3.95 |
| Season Avg. | 111.89 | 5.79 | 3.95 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 639.74 | 5.79 | 3.95 |
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Orel Hershiser Strikeouts Per Season
Orel Hershiser's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts by Team
Orel Hershiser's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orel Hershiser Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
