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Orval Overall
Orval Overall

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 214 lb.
School University of California

Debut April 16, 1905
Final Game July 29, 1913
Born February 2, 1881 in Farmersville, CA
Died July 14, 1947 in Fresno, CA

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        As a Cal football player, the "Dread of Stanford" blocked a punt for a safety to give the Bears a 2-0 win in the 1901 Big Game. He later threw a Game 5 shutout to seal the Cubs' last championship in 1908. Hats off to the first Golden Bear in the majors!

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1905 24 CIN NL  18  23  42  39  32   2   3  0  318.0  290  146  101   4  147  173  14  18  1313       0  2.86  3.29  115 1.374
 1906 25 TOT NL  16   8  31  24  19   2   6  1  226.3  193   95   69   2   97  127   8   7   966       0  2.74  2.66   97 1.281
         CIN NL   4   5  13  10   6   0   3  0   82.3   77   52   39   1   46   33   4   2   365       0  4.26  2.73   64 1.494
         CHC NL  12   3  18  14  13   2   3  1  144.0  116   43   30   1   51   94   4   5   601       0  1.88  2.62  140 1.160
 1907 26 CHC NL  23   7  36  30  26   8   5  3  268.3  201   62   50   3   69  141  11  10  1048       0  1.68  2.49  148 1.006
 1908 27 CHC NL  15  11  37  27  16   4   9  4  225.0  165   74   48   3   78  167   2   6   874       0  1.92  2.35  122 1.080
 1909 28 CHC NL  20  11  38  32  23   9   6  3  285.0  204   66   45   1   80  205   8  11  1116       0  1.42  2.54  178 0.996
 1910 29 CHC NL  12   6  23  21  11   4   2  1  144.7  106   44   43   2   54   92   1   5   556       0  2.68  2.87  107 1.106
 1913 32 CHC NL   4   5  11   9   6   1   0  0   68.0   73   33   25   1   26   30   1   0   296       0  3.31  3.16   96 1.456
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .603 108  71 218 182 133  30  31 12 1535.3 1232  520  381  16  551  935  45  57  6169       0  2.23  2.73  122 1.161
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18  12  37  30  22   5   5  2  261.0  209   88   64   2   93  158   7   9  1048   0   0  2.23  2.73  122 1.161
 Career High     23  23  42  39  32   9   9  4  318.0  290  146  101   4  147  205  14  18  1313   0   0  1.42  3.29  178 0.996

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1905 24 CIN NL  42  117    8   17   3  2   0   10   2      5      .145  .194  .205   14   24   5           2    
 1906 25 TOT NL  31   84   10   15   3  0   0    4   1      2      .179  .198  .214   26   18   3           0    
         CIN NL  13   31    4    6   2  0   0    1   0      0      .194  .194  .258   38    8   0           0    
         CHC NL  18   53    6    9   1  0   0    3   1      2      .170  .200  .189   18   10   3           0    
 1907 26 CHC NL  36   94    6   20   4  2   0    9   0      3      .213  .237  .298   63   28   8           0    
 1908 27 CHC NL  38   70    3    9   1  1   0    9   1      5      .129  .197  .171   16   12   8           1    
 1909 28 CHC NL  38   96    7   22   6  1   2   11   0      7      .229  .282  .375  101   36   4           0    
 1910 29 CHC NL  25   41    4    5   1  0   0    1   0      5   6  .122  .234  .146   12    6   6           1    
 1913 32 CHC NL  11   24    1    6   2  0   0    2   0      2   3  .250  .308  .333   83    8   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      221  526   39   94  20  6   2   46   4  0  29   9  .179  .227  .251   43  132  35   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        386   29   69  15  4   1   34   3  0  21   7  .179  .227  .251   43   97  26   0   0   3   0
 Career High     42  117   10   22   6  2   2   11   2  0   7   6                          36   8   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1905 24 CIN NL  129  105    4   1.0    92| .145  .277| .194  .340| .205  .362| .399  .702|  14  .092 -13.3  -1.5     
 1906 25 TOT NL   89   72    4   1.5    80| .179  .258| .198  .326| .214  .329| .412  .656|  26  .199  -7.6  -0.9     
         CIN NL   31   25    2   2.1    79| .194  .257| .194  .325| .258  .328| .452  .652|  38  .324  -2.4  -0.3     
         CHC NL   58   47    2   1.1    80| .170  .259| .200  .327| .189  .330| .389  .657|  18  .131  -5.3  -0.6     
 1907 26 CHC NL  105   82    7   2.2    79| .213  .259| .237  .326| .298  .329| .535  .654|  63  .363  -4.6  -0.6     
 1908 27 CHC NL   84   69    2   0.8    74| .129  .251| .197  .313| .171  .324| .368  .637|  16  .079  -6.8  -0.8     
 1909 28 CHC NL  107   78   10   3.5    79| .229  .255| .282  .324| .375  .329| .657  .653| 101  .530  -0.3   0.0     
 1910 29 CHC NL   53   42    1   0.6    87| .122  .262| .234  .336| .146  .347| .380  .683|  12  .040  -4.5  -0.5     
 1913 32 CHC NL   27   19    2   2.8    91| .250  .270| .308  .334| .333  .367| .641  .701|  83  .360  -0.5   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       594  467   30   1.7    83| .179  .262| .227  .328| .251  .339| .478  .667|  43  .232 -37.6  -4.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1905 24 CIN NL   P   42     10   82   13    2  .876  .943  2.19  2.42  2.60  2.97   39  318.0
 1906 25 TOT NL   P   31      8   56    5    2  .928  .948  2.06  2.40  2.55  3.05   24  226.3
         CIN NL   P   13      2   18    3    1  .870  .948  1.54  2.40  2.19  3.05   10   82.3
         CHC NL   P   18      6   38    2    1  .957  .948  2.44  2.40  2.75  3.05   14  144.0
 1907 26 CHC NL   P   36     14   76    3    2  .968  .950  2.50  2.27  3.02  2.97   30  268.3
 1908 27 CHC NL   P   37     13   51    5    1  .928  .952  1.73  2.13  2.56  2.99   27  225.0
 1909 28 CHC NL   P   38     12   69    3    3  .964  .940  2.13  1.95  2.56  2.84   32  285.0
 1910 29 CHC NL   P   23      5   43    0    0 1.000  .945  2.09  1.77  2.99  2.82   21  144.7
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.10                        
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1913 32 CHC NL   P   11      2   24    0    0 1.000  .956  2.36  1.57  3.44  2.61    9   68.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1910 29 CHC NL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.10                        

 1910 29 CHC NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1

 1905 24 CIN NL   P   42     10   82   13    2  .876  .943  2.19  2.42  2.60  2.97   39  318.0
 1906 25 TOT NL   P   31      8   56    5    2  .928  .948  2.06  2.40  2.55  3.05   24  226.3
         CIN NL   P   13      2   18    3    1  .870  .948  1.54  2.40  2.19  3.05   10   82.3
         CHC NL   P   18      6   38    2    1  .957  .948  2.44  2.40  2.75  3.05   14  144.0
 1907 26 CHC NL   P   36     14   76    3    2  .968  .950  2.50  2.27  3.02  2.97   30  268.3
 1908 27 CHC NL   P   37     13   51    5    1  .928  .952  1.73  2.13  2.56  2.99   27  225.0
 1909 28 CHC NL   P   38     12   69    3    3  .964  .940  2.13  1.95  2.56  2.84   32  285.0
 1910 29 CHC NL   P   23      5   43    0    0 1.000  .945  2.09  1.77  2.99  2.82   21  144.7
 1913 32 CHC NL   P   11      2   24    0    0 1.000  .956  2.36  1.57  3.44  2.61    9   68.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 218     64  401   29   10  .941  .947  2.13  2.15              182 1535.3
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.10                        
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       220     64  401   29   10  .941  .947  2.11  2.19
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHC CHW     L   2   0   1.50  0  0  0  0  12    10   2   3   8 
 1907   WS    CHC DET     W   2   2   1.00  1  0  0  1  18    14   2   4  11 
 1908   WS    CHC DET     W   3   2   0.98  2  0  0  2  18.1   7   2   7  15 
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   1   1   9.00  0  1  0  0   3     6   3   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2   8   5   1.58  3  1  0  3  51.1  37   9  15  35 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHC CHW     L   2   4   1   1  1  0  0   0   1   1  .250  .400  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1907   WS    CHC DET     W   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   1  .200  .200  .200   0  0   2   0   0 
 1908   WS    CHC DET     W   3   6   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2   8  16   1   4  1  0  0   2   1   3  .250  .294  .313   0  0   3   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

ERA
1907 NL-1.68-5
1908 NL-1.92-8
1909 NL-1.42-3
Car-2.23-12

Wins
1905 NL-18-9
1907 NL-23-2
1909 NL-20-5

Won-Loss %
1906 NL-.667-7
1907 NL-.767-3
1909 NL-.645-10
1910 NL-.667-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1907 NL-1.006-4
1908 NL-1.080-10
1909 NL-.996-4
Car-1.161-74

Hits Allowed/9IP
1907 NL-6.74-3
1908 NL-6.60-5
1909 NL-6.44-3
Car-7.22-15

Strikeouts/9IP
1905 NL-4.90-4
1906 NL-5.05-4
1907 NL-4.73-4
1908 NL-6.68-1
1909 NL-6.47-1

Games
1905 NL-42-5
1909 NL-38-10

Saves
1907 NL-3-2
1908 NL-4-4
1909 NL-3-3

Innings
1905 NL-318.0-7
1909 NL-285.0-7

Strikeouts
1905 NL-173-3
1907 NL-141-4
1908 NL-167-3
1909 NL-205-1

Games Started
1905 NL-39-3
1909 NL-32-8

Comp. Games
1905 NL-32-5
1907 NL-26-6
1909 NL-23-8

Shutouts
1907 NL-8-1
1909 NL-9-1
1910 NL-4-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1905 NL-147-2
1906 NL-97-8

Hits Allowed
1905 NL-290-8

SO to Walk
1907 NL-2.04-5
1908 NL-2.14-3
1909 NL-2.56-3

Losses
1905 NL-23-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1905 NL-101-10

Wild Pitches
1905 NL-18-2
1906 NL-7-8
1907 NL-10-4
1908 NL-6-8
1909 NL-11-4

Hit Batsmen
1905 NL-14-6
1907 NL-11-8

Batters Faced
1905 NL-1313-8
1909 NL-1116-7

Adjusted ERA+
1907 NL-148-5
1908 NL-122-8
1909 NL-178-3
Car-122-87

    

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (366) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 86 (264) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 28.0 (164) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 62.0 (199) (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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Transactions 

September 1, 1904: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Tacoma (PCL) in the 1904 rule 5 draft.

June 2, 1906: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with $2,000 to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Wicker.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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