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Orville Jorgens

Orville Edwin Jorgens

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1908 in Rockford, IL
High School: Lane Technical (Chicago, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1935
Team: Phillies 1935-1937

Final Game: September 29, 1937
Died: January 11, 1992 in Colorado Springs, CO
Buried: Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, IL
Relatives: Brother of Arndt Jorgens
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:26AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 10 15 .400 4.83 53 24 11 6 0 2 188.1 216 129 101 12 96 57 8 1 5 878 94 1.657 10.3 0.6 4.6 2.7 0.59
1936 28 PHI NL 8 8 .500 4.79 39 21 6 4 0 0 167.1 196 110 89 16 69 58 7 0 7 765 96 1.584 10.5 0.9 3.7 3.1 0.84
1937 29 PHI NL 3 4 .429 4.41 52 9 19 1 0 3 140.2 159 83 69 12 68 34 5 0 3 621 99 1.614 10.2 0.8 4.4 2.2 0.50
3 Seasons 21 27 .438 4.70 144 54 36 11 0 5 496.1 571 322 259 40 233 149 20 1 15 2264 96 1.620 10.4 0.7 4.2 2.7 0.64
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .438 4.70 49 19 12 4 0 2 170 196 111 89 14 80 51 7 0 5 778 96 1.620 10.4 0.7 4.2 2.7 0.64

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 188.1 24 129 114 -6 1.0 -15 0.6 $
1936 28 PHI NL 167.1 21 110 101 -5 1.0 -9 0.8 $
1937 29 PHI NL 140.2 11 83 82 -2 1.0 -1 1.0 $
3 Seasons 496.1 56 322 297 -13 1.0 -25 2.4 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 53 68 62 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 15 .097 .138 .097 .235 -38 6 1 0 3 1
1936 28 PHI NL 39 64 60 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 2 11 .200 .226 .233 .459 19 14 2 0 2 1
1937 29 PHI NL 52 39 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .143 .211 .143 .353 -6 5 0 0 1 1
3 Seasons 144 171 157 10 23 2 0 0 9 0 8 38 .146 .188 .159 .347 -9 25 3 0 6
162 Game Avg. 162 192 177 11 26 2 0 0 10 0 9 43 .146 .188 .159 .347 -9 28 3 0 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 68 -12 0 0 0 0 5 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ 1
1936 28 PHI NL 64 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1937 29 PHI NL 39 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
3 Seasons 171 -24 0 0 0 0 13 5 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1935 PHI NL 27 P 53 24 6 188.1 66 9 55 2 0 .970 3.06 1.21 .959 2.31 2.28
1936 PHI NL 28 P 39 21 4 167.1 44 5 39 0 3 1.000 2.37 1.13 .950 2.32 2.31
1937 PHI NL 29 P 52 9 1 140.2 51 8 40 3 2 .941 3.07 0.92 .958 2.39 2.36
3 Seasons P 144 54 11 496.1 161 22 134 5 5 .969 2.83 1.08 .956 2.34 2.32
3 Seasons TOT 144 54 11 496.1 161 22 134 5 5 .969 2.83 1.08 .956 2.34 2.32
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1935 NL  53 (1st)
1937 NL  52 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1937 NL  3 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1936 NL  16 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1935 NL  96 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1935 NL  15 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1935 NL  101 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1936 NL  7 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1935 NL  8 (3rd)
1936 NL  7 (4th)
1937 NL  5 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 NL  19 (5th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1935 NL  53 (1st)
1937 NL  52 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1935 NL  3.06 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1936 NL  1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (829), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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