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Adam WainwrightvsOrel Hershiser

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Adam Wainwright

2005–2023 · 18 seasons

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Orel Hershiser

1983–2000 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Adam Wainwright and Orel Hershiser: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Adam Wainwright	Stat	Orel Hershiser
18	Seasons	18
106.3	Career VAL	112.8
13.0 (2013)	Peak-season VAL	14.4 (1985)
2×	Gold Gloves	1×
1×	Silver Sluggers	1×
3×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Cy Young Awards	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Adam Wainwright and Orel Hershiser have
Adam Wainwright	Stat	Orel Hershiser
Career
508	Games	521
Batting
143	Hits	163
10	Home runs	0
75	RBI	50
55	Runs	65
0	Stolen bases	8
27

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
200	Wins	204
128	Losses	150
3	Saves	5
2668.1	Innings pitched	3130.1
2,202	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,014
3.53	ERA	3.48
1.24	WHIP	1.26
118	ERA+	115

Age	Adam Wainwright	Orel Hershiser
24	3.8	—
25	8.5	8.9
26	6.2	14.4
27	12.8	7.1
28	12.8	13.7
29	—	12
30	7	12.3
31	13	—
32	12.2	4.4
33	—	4.2
34	4.4	6.8
35	2.2	4.3
36	0.2	5.1
37	3.9	6.3
38	2.5	3
39	10.7	4.4
40	6.1	5.9
41	0	—