Orel Hershiser vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Orel Hershiser
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Orel Hershiser built a career as a starting pitcher and Koji Uehara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Koji Uehara led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 203 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 102). Orel Hershiser held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 77). Role difference aside, Koji Uehara holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Orel Hershiser and Koji Uehara

Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
1.34
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.59
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.43
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.37
91.37
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.48
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
8.45
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.68
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
2.9
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.31
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
5.79
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.35
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.34
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13150
37.81
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.93
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.21
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11829
34.01
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Orel Hershiser and Koji Uehara

Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1.34
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.95
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.64
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.71
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.15
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
2.74
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.05
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.59
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.01
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orel Hershiser and Koji Uehara

Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
329.4
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
949
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
512.12
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
103.06
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
83.46
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.34
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.6
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.77
28.31
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
123.92
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
123.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
41.1
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
31.61
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
72.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.1
29.78
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.16
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.07
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
115.07
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.21
5.21
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
63.86
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.79
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.43
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.06
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.95
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.73
72.73
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA