Orel Hershiser Strikeouts
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Overview
During Orel Hershiser's 18-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
2014 strikeouts, an average of 112 strikeouts per season. 1987 was his best season
with 190 strikeouts and his worst season was 1983 when he had
5 strikeouts. Orel Hershiser is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (348.10090556274), Baby Boomers (417.74597156398), mlb (347.409776226), SP (475.04233750745), and Y (2134.7777777778) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts are outs recorded by the pitcher or team's pitchers when the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip third strike caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, higher is better. (Source)
Strikeouts are outs recorded by the pitcher or team's pitchers when the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip third strike caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, higher is better. (Source)