Orel Hershiser  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Hershiser can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Hershiser also has a decent changeup. Because he can't overpower hitters, Hershiser has to fool them instead. The one thing I must say I don't like about Hershiser is how easily rattled he gets. If he makes a mistake to a hitter and the guy winds up on second or third, you can pretty much count on the guy scoring. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Hershiser is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Hershiser has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Hershiser as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 OAK 66 77 74 66 56 45 55 41 52 63 71 63 25 64 0 0 38 15 Overhand Active 0 4 12 49 394
1999 OAK 67 77 76 64 56 45 55 41 52 63 71 63 10 64 0 0 39 16 Overhand DL 0 0 0 49 381
2000 OAK 76 76 77 50 56 45 55 41 52 63 71 63 0 64 0 0 40 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 367
2001 OAK 73 74 78 51 56 45 55 41 52 65 71 63 0 64 0 0 41 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 365
2002 OAK 73 72 74 50 56 45 55 41 52 65 69 62 24 63 0 0 42 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 37 374
Ratings Delta     -2 -4 -1             -2 -1 +24 -1     +1 +1           -8 +9
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.