How Orel Hershiser's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Orel Hershiser totaled 1,366 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1983, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 61.8 that year. The highest point came in 1996 at 115, well above the starting pitcher average of 63.3 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 105 in 1998 to 92 in 1999 and 36 in 2000, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 6 to 115 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Orel Hershiser Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Orel Hershiser
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Runs | Orel Hershiser
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Orel Hershiser
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 1366 | 3.93 | 2.68 |
| Season Avg. | 75.89 | 3.93 | 2.68 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 433.91 | 3.93 | 2.68 |
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Orel Hershiser Runs Per Season
Orel Hershiser's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Orel Hershiser's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Orel Hershiser Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Orel Hershiser's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Orel Hershiser's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Orel Hershiser's MLB career with Runs 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.
