Jake Dunning vs. Orel Hershiser — Career Comparison

Jake Dunning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orel Hershiser
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Orel Hershiser built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Dunning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.48 and 1.295 for Orel Hershiser. By the career numbers, Jake Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Dunning and Orel Hershiser

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
1.34
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.59
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.43
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.37
91.37
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.48
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.92
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
8.45
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.68
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
2.9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.31
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
5.79
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.35
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.34
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13150
37.81
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.12
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.93
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.21
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
30.81
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11829
34.01
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Jake Dunning and Orel Hershiser

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1.34
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.95
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.73
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.64
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.15
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.42
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
2.74
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.59
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Dunning and Orel Hershiser

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
329.4
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
600
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
512.12
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
103.06
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
83.46
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.34
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.6
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.77
28.31
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
123.92
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
123.29
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
41.1
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
31.61
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
72.71
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.1
29.78
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.16
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.07
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
182
115.07
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.21
5.21
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
63.86
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.79
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.43
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.06
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.95
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73