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Orel Hershiser
Orel Leonard (IV) Hershiser (Bulldog)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 192 lb.
School Bowling Green State University

Debut September 1, 1983
  vs. MON 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Final Game June 26, 2000
Born September 16, 1958 in Buffalo, NY

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1983 24 LAD NL   0   0   8   0   0   0   4  1    8.0    7    6    3   1    6    5   0   1    37   0   0  3.38  3.60  107 1.625
 1984 25 LAD NL  11   8  45  20   8   4  10  2  189.7  160   65   56   9   50  150   4   8   771   8   1  2.66  3.52  133 1.107 RoY-3
 1985 26 LAD NL  19   3  36  34   9   5   1  0  239.7  179   72   54   8   68  157   6   5   953   5   0  2.03  3.45  170 1.031 MVP-16,CYA-3
 1986 27 LAD NL  14  14  35  35   8   1   0  0  231.3  213  112   99  13   86  153   5  12   988  11   3  3.85  3.47   90 1.293
 1987 28 LAD NL  16  16  37  35  10   1   2  1  264.7  247  105   90  17   74  190   9  11  1093   5   2  3.06  4.00  131 1.213 CYA-4,AS
 1988 29 LAD NL  23   8  35  34  15   8   1  1  267.0  208   73   67  18   73  178   4   6  1068  10   5  2.26  3.35  148 1.052 MVP-6,CYA-1,AS
 1989 30 LAD NL  15  15  35  33   8   4   0  0  256.7  226   75   66   9   77  178   3   8  1047  14   4  2.31  3.43  148 1.181 CYA-4,AS
 1990 31 LAD NL   1   1   4   4   0   0   0  0   25.3   26   12   12   1    4   16   1   0   106   0   1  4.26  3.68   86 1.184
 1991 32 LAD NL   7   2  21  21   0   0   0  0  112.0  112   43   43   3   32   73   5   2   473   6   4  3.46  3.58  104 1.286
 1992 33 LAD NL  10  15  33  33   1   0   0  0  210.7  209  101   86  15   69  130   8  10   910  13   0  3.67  3.47   95 1.320
 1993 34 LAD NL  12  14  33  33   5   1   0  0  215.7  201  106   86  17   72  141   7   7   913  13   0  3.59  3.84  107 1.266
 1994 35 LAD NL   6   6  21  21   1   0   0  0  135.3  146   67   57  15   42   72   2   6   575   6   2  3.79  3.97  105 1.389
 1995 36 CLE AL  16   6  26  26   1   1   0  0  167.3  151   76   72  21   51  111   5   3   683   1   0  3.87  4.67  121 1.207
 1996 37 CLE AL  15   9  33  33   1   0   0  0  206.0  238  115   97  21   58  125  12  11   908   4   1  4.24  4.90  116 1.437
 1997 38 CLE AL  14   6  32  32   1   0   0  0  195.3  199  105   97  26   69  107  11  11   826   2   0  4.47  4.66  104 1.372
 1998 39 SFG NL  11  10  34  34   0   0   0  0  202.0  200  105   99  22   85  126  13  12   887   7   0  4.41  4.03   91 1.411
 1999 40 NYM NL  13  12  32  32   0   0   0  0  179.0  175   92   91  14   77   89  11   6   776   2   0  4.58  4.43   97 1.408
 2000 41 LAD NL   1   5  10   6   0   0   1  0   24.7   42   36   36   5   14   13  11   2   136   1   0 13.14  4.36   33 2.270
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .576 204 150 510 466  68  25  19  5 3130.3 2939 1366 1211 235 1007 2014 117 121 13150 108  23  3.48  3.89  112 1.261
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  35  32   4   1   1  0  218.0  204   95   84  16   70  140   8   8   916   7   1  3.48  3.89  112 1.261
 Career High     23  16  45  35  15   8  10  2  267.0  247  115   99  26   86  190  13  12  1093  14   5  2.03  4.90  170 1.031
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 25 LAD NL  45   50    4   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  14  .200  .259  .200   32   10   8   0   0   1   0 RoY-3
 1985 26 LAD NL  37   76    5   15   1  0   0    4   1  0   4  20  .197  .247  .211   31   16  10   0   0   1   0 MVP-16
 1986 27 LAD NL  37   71    4   17   3  0   0    8   0  1   1  17  .239  .250  .282   51   20  10   0   0   0   1
 1987 28 LAD NL  40   90   10   19   5  0   0    7   2  1   2  17  .211  .228  .267   32   24  10   0   0   0   1 AS
 1988 29 LAD NL  36   85    1   11   2  1   0    6   0  0   1  18  .129  .140  .176   -9   15  19   0   0   0   1 MVP-6,AS
 1989 30 LAD NL  35   77    4   14   4  1   0    2   0  0   4  25  .182  .220  .260   38   20  10   1   0   0   0 AS
 1990 31 LAD NL   4    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1991 32 LAD NL  21   31    6    8   2  0   0    2   1  0   3   8  .258  .324  .323   85   10   4   0   0   0   0
 1992 33 LAD NL  35   68    6   15   5  0   0    5   1  0   1  10  .221  .229  .294   48   20   6   1   0   0   0
 1993 34 LAD NL  34   73   11   26   4  0   0    6   0  1   2   5  .356  .373  .411  115   30   8   0   0   0   1 SS
 1994 35 LAD NL  21   44    4    9   0  0   0    4   1  0   2  10  .205  .245  .205   22    9   3   2   0   1   0
 1997 38 CLE AL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .250  .000  -27    0   1   0   0   1   0
 1998 39 SFG NL  34   66    7   10   2  0   0    1   1  0   3  16  .152  .200  .182    4   12   8   0   0   1   0
 1999 40 NYM NL  31   62    3    9   1  0   0    3   1  0   1  18  .145  .154  .161  -19   10   3   2   0   0   3
 2000 41 LAD NL  10    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     430  810   65  163  29  2   0   50   8  3  27 182  .201  .230  .242   31  196 101   6   0   5   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        305   24   61  11  1   0   19   3  1  10  69  .201  .230  .242   31   74  38   2   0   2   3
 Career High     45   90   11   26   5  1   0    8   2  1   4  25                          30  19   2   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 25 LAD NL   62   48    3   1.7    92| .200  .261| .259  .326| .200  .380| .459  .705|  32  .159  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1985 26 LAD NL   91   71    5   1.9    92| .197  .256| .247  .324| .211  .382| .458  .706|  31  .189  -7.0  -0.7 100%
 1986 27 LAD NL   82   66    5   2.0    92| .239  .253| .250  .322| .282  .382| .532  .704|  51  .204  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1987 28 LAD NL  102   83    6   1.9   104| .211  .267| .228  .336| .267  .416| .495  .751|  32  .163  -8.8  -0.9  66%
 1988 29 LAD NL  105   94    3   0.9    88| .129  .254| .140  .317| .176  .373| .316  .690|  -9  .057 -12.1  -1.3   0%
 1989 30 LAD NL   92   74    5   1.8    90| .182  .253| .220  .320| .260  .376| .480  .696|  38  .189  -6.4  -0.7   0%
 1990 31 LAD NL    8    8    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .328| .000  .393| .000  .721|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1991 32 LAD NL   38   27    4   4.0    92| .258  .255| .324  .323| .323  .383| .647  .705|  85  .476  -0.5  -0.1 100%
 1992 33 LAD NL   76   60    5   2.2    91| .221  .258| .229  .323| .294  .380| .523  .703|  48  .248  -4.6  -0.5 100%
 1993 34 LAD NL   83   57   11   5.2    99| .356  .265| .373  .329| .411  .404| .784  .733| 115  .549   1.5   0.1   0%
 1994 35 LAD NL   52   40    3   2.0   104| .205  .267| .245  .333| .205  .418| .450  .751|  22  .163  -4.7  -0.5 100%
 1997 38 CLE AL    5    4    0   0.0   112| .000  .275| .250  .345| .000  .435| .250  .779| -27  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1998 39 SFG NL   78   64    3   1.3   103| .152  .263| .200  .333| .182  .415| .382  .747|   4  .078  -9.1  -0.9 100%
 1999 40 NYM NL   68   61    1   0.4   114| .145  .273| .154  .348| .161  .440| .315  .788| -19  .010 -11.3  -1.1 100%
 2000 41 LAD NL    7    7    0   0.0   111| .000  .266| .000  .342| .000  .434| .000  .777|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons      949  764   54   1.9    97| .201  .260| .230  .328| .242  .396| .472  .724|  31  .174 -76.9  -8.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 24 LAD NL P 8 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.25 0.68 2.25 1.91 0 8.0 1984 25 LAD NL P 45 17 28 5 2 .900 .953 1.00 0.67 2.13 1.88 20 189.7 1985 26 LAD NL P 36 20 45 7 4 .903 .953 1.81 0.68 2.44 1.92 34 239.7 1986 27 LAD NL P 35 22 36 3 6 .951 .956 1.66 0.66 2.26 1.94 35 231.3 1987 28 LAD NL P 37 37 34 5 6 .934 .956 1.92 0.62 2.41 1.91 35 264.7 AS 1988 29 LAD NL P 35 32 60 6 6 .939 .955 2.63 0.69 3.10 1.96 34 267.0 GG,AS 1989 30 LAD NL P 35 24 51 4 2 .949 .947 2.14 0.63 2.63 1.87 33 256.7 AS 1990 31 LAD NL P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.57 1.42 1.81 4 25.3 1991 32 LAD NL P 21 12 18 1 1 .968 .955 1.43 0.59 2.41 1.86 21 112.0 1992 33 LAD NL P 33 28 41 3 2 .958 .954 2.09 0.60 2.95 1.94 33 210.7 1993 34 LAD NL P 33 20 43 3 1 .955 .953 1.91 0.54 2.63 1.84 33 215.7 1994 35 LAD NL P 21 22 24 2 3 .958 .958 2.19 0.54 3.06 1.86 21 135.3 1995 36 CLE AL P 26 16 31 2 1 .959 .959 1.81 0.53 2.53 1.79 26 167.3 1996 37 CLE AL P 33 20 47 2 3 .971 .960 2.03 0.52 2.93 1.77 33 206.0 1997 38 CLE AL P 32 20 29 4 2 .925 .955 1.53 0.49 2.26 1.71 32 195.3 1998 39 SFG NL P 34 21 36 1 3 .983 .961 1.68 0.54 2.54 1.85 34 202.0 1999 40 NYM NL P 32 19 35 3 1 .947 .951 1.69 0.48 2.72 1.72 32 179.0 2000 41 LAD NL P 10 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.70 0.48 2.55 1.75 6 24.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 24 LAD NL P 8 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.25 0.68 2.25 1.91 0 8.0 1984 25 LAD NL P 45 17 28 5 2 .900 .953 1.00 0.67 2.13 1.88 20 189.7 1985 26 LAD NL P 36 20 45 7 4 .903 .953 1.81 0.68 2.44 1.92 34 239.7 1986 27 LAD NL P 35 22 36 3 6 .951 .956 1.66 0.66 2.26 1.94 35 231.3 1987 28 LAD NL P 37 37 34 5 6 .934 .956 1.92 0.62 2.41 1.91 35 264.7 1988 29 LAD NL P 35 32 60 6 6 .939 .955 2.63 0.69 3.10 1.96 34 267.0 1989 30 LAD NL P 35 24 51 4 2 .949 .947 2.14 0.63 2.63 1.87 33 256.7 1990 31 LAD NL P 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.57 1.42 1.81 4 25.3 1991 32 LAD NL P 21 12 18 1 1 .968 .955 1.43 0.59 2.41 1.86 21 112.0 1992 33 LAD NL P 33 28 41 3 2 .958 .954 2.09 0.60 2.95 1.94 33 210.7 1993 34 LAD NL P 33 20 43 3 1 .955 .953 1.91 0.54 2.63 1.84 33 215.7 1994 35 LAD NL P 21 22 24 2 3 .958 .958 2.19 0.54 3.06 1.86 21 135.3 1995 36 CLE AL P 26 16 31 2 1 .959 .959 1.81 0.53 2.53 1.79 26 167.3 1996 37 CLE AL P 33 20 47 2 3 .971 .960 2.03 0.52 2.93 1.77 33 206.0 1997 38 CLE AL P 32 20 29 4 2 .925 .955 1.53 0.49 2.26 1.71 32 195.3 1998 39 SFG NL P 34 21 36 1 3 .983 .961 1.68 0.54 2.54 1.85 34 202.0 1999 40 NYM NL P 32 19 35 3 1 .947 .951 1.69 0.48 2.72 1.72 32 179.0 2000 41 LAD NL P 10 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.70 0.48 2.55 1.75 6 24.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 510 332 569 51 44 .946 .955 1.77 0.59 2.59 1.86 466 3130.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 510 332 569 51 44 .946 .955 1.77 0.59 2.59 1.86 466 3130
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   2   2   3.52  1  0  0  1  15.1  17   6   6   5 
 1988   NLCS  LAD NYM     W   4   3   1.09  1  0  1  1  24.2  18   3   7  15 
        WS    LAD OAK     W   2   2   1.00  2  0  0  2  18     7   2   6  17 
 1995   ALDS  CLE BOS     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  0   7.1   3   0   2   7 
        ALCS  CLE SEA     W   2   2   1.29  2  0  0  0  14     9   2   3  15 
        WS    CLE ATL     L   2   2   2.57  1  1  0  0  14     8   4   4  13 
 1996   ALDS  CLE BAL     L   1   1   5.40  0  0  0  0   5     7   3   3   3 
 1997   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   2   2   3.97  0  0  0  0  11.1  14   5   2   4 
        ALCS  CLE BAL     W   1   1   0.00  0  0  0  0   7     4   0   1   7 
        WS    CLE FLA     L   2   2  11.70  0  2  0  0  10    15  13   6   5 
 1999   NLDS  NYM ARI     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
        NLCS  NYM ATL     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   4.1   1   0   3   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       3-1   5   4   2.92  1  0  0  0  24.2  24   8   7  15 
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2  11   8   1.52  4  0  1  2  65.1  49  11  20  47 
  3 World Series        1-2   6   6   4.07  3  3  0  2  42    30  19  16  35 
 12 Postseason Ser      7-5  22  18   2.59  8  3  1  4 132   103  38  43  97 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   2   7   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   2  .286  .286  .286   0  0   0   0   0 
 1988   NLCS  LAD NYM     W   4   9   1   0  0  0  0   1   1   2  .000  .100  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     W   2   3   1   3  2  0  0   1   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.667   0  0   0   0   0 
 1995   ALDS  CLE BOS     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CLE SEA     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CLE ATL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  CLE BAL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1997   ALDS  CLE NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CLE BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CLE FLA     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   NLDS  NYM ARI     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  NYM ATL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       3-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2  11  17   2   2  0  0  0   2   1   4  .118  .167  .118   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 World Series        1-2   6   7   1   3  2  0  0   1   0   1  .429  .429  .714   0  0   0   0   0 
 12 Postseason Series   7-5  22  24   3   5  2  0  0   3   1   5  .208  .240  .292   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1987   LAD NL      0  0  0   2     1   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1988   LAD NL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1989   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1987   LAD NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1988   LAD NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1989   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1987 *
1988 *
1989

Awards
1988-NL-Babe Ruth Award
1988-NL-CYA
1988-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1988-NLCS MVP
1988-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1988-ML-WS MVP
1995-ALCS MVP

Gold Gloves
1988-NL--P

Silver Sluggers
1993-NL--P

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1985-NL-16-0.03
1988-NL-6-0.33
Car-524-0.36 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1985-NL-3-0.14
1987-NL-4-0.12
1988-NL-1-1.00
1989-NL-4-0.06
1 Cy Young
Car-31-1.32 shares

Sac. Hits
1986 NL-10-10
1987 NL-10-6
1988 NL-19-1
1989 NL-10-9

ERA
1984 NL-2.66-3
1985 NL-2.03-3
1987 NL-3.06-3
1988 NL-2.26-3
1989 NL-2.31-2

Wins
1985 NL-19-5
1987 NL-16-3
1988 NL-23-1
1989 NL-15-10
1995 AL-16-5
1996 AL-15-8

Won-Loss %
1985 NL-.864-1
1988 NL-.742-4
1995 AL-.727-5
1996 AL-.625-10
1997 AL-.700-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1984 NL-1.107-3
1985 NL-1.031-4
1987 NL-1.213-7
1988 NL-1.052-4
1995 AL-1.207-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1984 NL-7.59-7
1985 NL-6.72-3
1988 NL-7.01-6
1995 AL-8.12-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1984 NL-2.37-9
1987 NL-2.52-6
1995 AL-2.74-7
1996 AL-2.53-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1984 NL-7.12-6

Innings
1987 NL-264.7-1
1988 NL-267.0-1
1989 NL-256.7-1

Strikeouts
1984 NL-150-8
1985 NL-157-8
1987 NL-190-4
1988 NL-178-7
1989 NL-178-6
Car-2014-60

Games Started
1986 NL-35-7
1987 NL-35-4
1988 NL-34-4
1989 NL-33-7
1992 NL-33-10
1998 NL-34-5
Car-466-66

Comp. Games
1984 NL-8-6
1985 NL-9-6
1986 NL-8-5
1987 NL-10-3
1988 NL-15-1
1989 NL-8-6
1993 NL-5-7

Shutouts
1984 NL-4-1
1985 NL-5-3
1988 NL-8-1
1989 NL-4-3
1995 AL-1-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1986 NL-86-8
1998 NL-85-9

Hits Allowed
1987 NL-247-3
1989 NL-226-4
1992 NL-209-10

SO to Walk
1984 NL-3.00-3
1987 NL-2.57-6
1995 AL-2.18-10

Losses
1986 NL-14-4
1987 NL-16-2
1989 NL-15-1
1992 NL-15-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1986 NL-99-6
1992 NL-86-5

Wild Pitches
1984 NL-8-10
1986 NL-12-4
1987 NL-11-3
1992 NL-10-7
1996 AL-11-7
1997 AL-11-7
1998 NL-12-3
Car-121-45

Hit Batsmen
1984 NL-4-10
1985 NL-6-6
1986 NL-5-8
1987 NL-9-3
1992 NL-8-5
1996 AL-12-3
1997 AL-11-5
1998 NL-13-2
1999 NL-11-4
2000 NL-11-8
Car-117-37

Batters Faced
1986 NL-988-10
1987 NL-1093-2
1988 NL-1068-1
1989 NL-1047-1
Car-13150-98

Adjusted ERA+
1984 NL-133-5
1985 NL-170-3
1987 NL-131-3
1988 NL-148-4
1989 NL-148-1

Salary
1989 NL-$2,766,667-1
1991 NL-$3,166,667-9
1992 NL-$4,333,333-7
1993 NL-$4,333,333-10

Oldest Player
1997 AL-38-10
1998 NL-39-6
1999 NL-40-2
2000 NL-41-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 20 (89) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 129 (130) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 90.5 (117) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  11. Phil Niekro (951) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1979.

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 17, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 29, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 2, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 25, 1999: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

March 25, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

November 1, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

June 27, 2000: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$212,000
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$1,000,000
1987Los Angeles Dodgers$800,000
1988Los Angeles Dodgers$1,100,000
1989Los Angeles Dodgers$2,766,667
1990Los Angeles Dodgers$1,966,667
1991Los Angeles Dodgers$3,166,667
1992Los Angeles Dodgers$4,333,333
1993Los Angeles Dodgers$4,333,333
1994Los Angeles Dodgers$3,333,334
1995Cleveland Indians$1,500,000
1996Cleveland Indians$1,750,000
1997Cleveland Indians$3,100,000
1998San Francisco Giants$3,720,000
1999New York Mets$2,500,000
2000Los Angeles Dodgers$2,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$37,582,001

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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