Frank O'Rourke
James Francis O'Rourke (Blackie)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 28, 1894 in Hamilton, ON, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1912
Final Game: July 28, 1931
Died: May 14, 1986 in Chatham, NJ
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Standard Batting

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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
1912 17 BSN NL 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7 6/5
1917 22 BRO NL 64 221 198 18 47 7 1 0 15 11 14 25 .237 .294 .283 .577 75 56 2 7 5
1918 23 BRO NL 4 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .167 .231 .167 .397 22 2 0 0 /4O
1920 25 WSH AL 14 58 54 8 16 1 0 0 5 2 1 2 5 .296 .321 .315 .636 71 17 0 2 6/5
1921 26 WSH AL 123 486 444 51 104 17 8 3 54 6 7 26 56 .234 .287 .329 .616 60 146 7 9 *6
1922 27 BOS AL 67 246 216 28 57 14 3 1 17 6 6 20 28 .264 .335 .370 .705 84 80 3 7 65
1924 29 DET AL 47 206 181 28 50 11 2 0 19 7 4 12 19 .276 .332 .359 .691 80 65 3 10 4/6
1925 30 DET AL 124 554 482 88 141 40 7 5 57 5 8 32 37 .293 .350 .436 .786 100 210 11 29 *4/5
1926 31 DET AL 111 422 363 43 88 16 1 1 41 8 6 35 33 .242 .321 .300 .621 62 109 7 17 546
1927 32 SLB AL 140 627 538 85 144 25 3 1 39 18 8 64 43 .268 .358 .331 .689 78 178 12 13 *54/3 MVP-13
1928 33 SLB AL 99 438 391 54 103 24 3 1 62 10 2 21 19 .263 .303 .348 .650 68 136 1 25 5/6
1929 34 SLB AL 154 659 585 81 147 23 9 2 62 14 7 41 28 .251 .306 .332 .637 61 194 5 28 *5/46
1930 35 SLB AL 115 450 400 52 107 15 4 1 41 11 9 35 30 .268 .326 .333 .659 66 133 0 15 56/3
1931 36 SLB AL 8 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 0 1 /63
14 Seasons 1131 4606 4069 547 1032 196 42 15 430 100 59 314 377 .254 .315 .333 .649 69 1357 53 170
162 Game Avg. 162 660 583 78 148 28 6 2 62 14 45 54 .254 .315 .333 .649 69 194 8 24
SLB (5 yrs) 516 2184 1923 272 503 87 19 5 204 54 27 161 121 .262 .324 .334 .659 68 643 18 82
DET (3 yrs) 282 1182 1026 159 279 67 10 6 117 20 18 79 89 .272 .337 .374 .711 83 384 21 56
WSH (2 yrs) 137 544 498 59 120 18 8 3 59 8 8 28 61 .241 .291 .327 .618 61 163 7 11
BRO (2 yrs) 68 234 210 18 49 7 1 0 17 11 15 28 .233 .291 .276 .567 72 58 2 7
BSN (1 yr) 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
BOS (1 yr) 67 246 216 28 57 14 3 1 17 6 6 20 28 .264 .335 .370 .705 84 80 3 7
AL (11 yrs) 1002 4156 3663 518 959 186 40 15 397 88 59 288 299 .262 .324 .347 .671 72 1270 49 156
NL (3 yrs) 129 450 406 29 73 10 2 0 33 12 26 78 .180 .236 .214 .451 30 87 4 14

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1912 17 BSN NL 216 179 5 0.8 100 .164 .122 .280 .177 .350 .148 .382 .325 .732 -11 .040 -30.6 -3.2 .250 .087 .026 .0
1917 22 BRO NL 221 158 16 2.7 81 .272 .237 .260 .294 .318 .283 .343 .577 .661 75 .409 -5.6 -0.6 .550 .172 .045 .0
1918 23 BRO NL 13 10 0 0.0 80 .222 .167 .261 .231 .319 .167 .337 .397 .656 22 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .300 .083 .000
1920 25 WSH AL 58 41 5 3.3 104 .327 .296 .288 .321 .352 .315 .395 .636 .746 71 .350 -2.3 -0.2 .513 .074 .019 .0
1921 26 WSH AL 486 356 39 2.9 110 .262 .234 .293 .287 .358 .329 .412 .616 .770 60 .268 -27.5 -2.6 .513 .151 .095 4.0
1922 27 BOS AL 246 172 25 3.9 109 .299 .264 .292 .335 .357 .370 .410 .705 .766 84 .410 -4.7 -0.5 .624 .199 .106 1.7
1924 29 DET AL 206 145 21 3.8 110 .309 .276 .295 .332 .365 .359 .405 .691 .770 80 .394 -5.6 -0.5 .615 .166 .083 .0
1925 30 DET AL 554 378 68 4.8 114 .309 .293 .297 .350 .367 .436 .416 .786 .784 100 .472 -0.4 -0.0 .716 .203 .143 5.0
1926 31 DET AL 422 298 33 3.0 110 .264 .242 .291 .321 .363 .300 .408 .621 .771 62 .300 -20.0 -2.0 .544 .160 .058 1.8
1927 32 SLB AL 627 415 62 4.0 113 .289 .268 .297 .358 .365 .331 .416 .689 .782 78 .410 -15.9 -1.5 .657 .201 .063 1.9
1928 33 SLB AL 438 315 42 3.6 111 .275 .263 .292 .303 .358 .348 .415 .650 .773 68 .372 -19.0 -1.8 .572 .159 .084 1.8
1929 34 SLB AL 659 473 58 3.3 116 .261 .251 .297 .306 .364 .332 .429 .637 .793 61 .318 -36.1 -3.5 .555 .162 .080 3.5
1930 35 SLB AL 450 317 43 3.6 118 .287 .268 .299 .326 .363 .333 .439 .659 .803 66 .334 -21.6 -2.0 .563 .158 .065 1.8
1931 36 SLB AL 10 9 0 0.0 110 .250 .222 .290 .222 .358 .222 .415 .444 .772 16 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .250 .000 .000 .0
14 Seasons 4606 3266 417 3.4 110 .277 .254 .292 .315 .360 .333 .412 .649 .772 69 .346 -191.5 -18.8 .570 .167 .080 26.1
162 Game Avg. 660 468 60 3.4 110 .277 .254 .292 .315 .360 .333 .412 .649 .772 69 .346 -191.5 -18.8 .570 .167 .080 4
SLB (5 yrs) 2184 1529 205 3.6 115 .277 .262 .296 .324 .363 .334 .425 .659 .788 68 .356 -93.7 -9.0 .587 .171 .073 9.2
DET (3 yrs) 1182 821 122 4.0 112 .293 .272 .295 .337 .365 .374 .412 .711 .777 83 .403 -25.9 -2.5 .635 .181 .102 9.2
WSH (2 yrs) 544 397 44 3.0 109 .270 .241 .292 .291 .358 .327 .410 .618 .767 61 .276 -29.8 -2.8 .513 .143 .086 4.4
BRO (2 yrs) 234 168 16 2.6 81 .269 .233 .260 .291 .318 .276 .343 .567 .660 72 .381 -6.7 -0.8 .534 .167 .043 .0
BSN (1 yr) 216 179 5 0.7 100 .164 .122 .280 .177 .350 .148 .382 .325 .732 -11 .040 -30.6 -3.2 .250 .087 .026 .0
BOS (1 yr) 246 172 25 3.9 109 .299 .264 .292 .335 .357 .370 .410 .705 .766 84 .410 -4.7 -0.5 .624 .199 .106 1.7
AL (11 yrs) 4156 2919 396 3.6 113 .282 .262 .295 .324 .363 .347 .418 .671 .781 72 .362 -154.1 -14.8 .592 .171 .085 25.6
NL (3 yrs) 450 347 21 1.6 90 .223 .180 .270 .236 .333 .214 .361 .451 .695 30 .176 -37.3 -4.0 .387 .128 .034 .0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1912 17 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
1913 18 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
1914 19 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
1915 20 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
1916 21 61 216 196 11 24 3 1 0 16 1 11 50 .122 .177 .148 .325 -11 29 2 7
1917 22 125 437 394 29 71 10 2 0 31 12 25 75 .180 .236 .216 .452 30 85 4 14
1918 23 129 450 406 29 73 10 2 0 33 12 26 78 .180 .236 .214 .451 30 87 4 14
1919 24 129 450 406 29 73 10 2 0 33 12 26 78 .180 .236 .214 .451 30 87 4 14
1920 25 143 508 460 37 89 11 2 0 38 14 1 28 83 .193 .246 .226 .472 35 104 4 16
1921 26 266 994 904 88 193 28 10 3 92 20 8 54 139 .213 .266 .277 .543 48 250 11 25
1922 27 333 1240 1120 116 250 42 13 4 109 26 14 74 167 .223 .280 .295 .574 55 330 14 32
1923 28 333 1240 1120 116 250 42 13 4 109 26 14 74 167 .223 .280 .295 .574 55 330 14 32
1924 29 380 1446 1301 144 300 53 15 4 128 33 18 86 186 .231 .287 .304 .591 59 395 17 42
1925 30 504 2000 1783 232 441 93 22 9 185 38 26 118 223 .247 .304 .339 .644 70 605 28 71
1926 31 615 2422 2146 275 529 109 23 10 226 46 32 153 256 .247 .307 .333 .640 69 714 35 88
1927 32 755 3049 2684 360 673 134 26 11 265 64 40 217 299 .251 .318 .332 .650 71 892 47 101
1928 33 854 3487 3075 414 776 158 29 12 327 74 42 238 318 .252 .316 .334 .650 71 1028 48 126
1929 34 1008 4146 3660 495 923 181 38 14 389 88 49 279 346 .252 .314 .334 .648 69 1222 53 154
1930 35 1123 4596 4060 547 1030 196 42 15 430 99 58 314 376 .254 .316 .334 .649 69 1355 53 169
1931 36 1131 4606 4069 547 1032 196 42 15 430 100 59 314 377 .254 .315 .333 .649 69 1357 53 170

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1912 17 65 222 208 12 26 3 1 0 17 1 12 53 .125 .180 .149 .329 5 61
1917 22 66 230 212 23 55 8 1 0 19 13 16 26 .259 .317 .307 .624 21 64
1918 23 5 19 17 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 2 4 .235 .316 .235 .551 1 4
1920 25 15 58 56 8 16 1 0 0 5 2 2 5 .286 .310 .304 .614 5 14
1921 26 129 493 460 49 102 17 8 3 52 6 26 59 .222 .274 .313 .587 38 123
1922 27 70 246 223 28 57 14 3 1 17 6 20 29 .256 .325 .359 .684 25 67
1924 29 49 203 188 27 50 11 2 0 18 7 12 20 .266 .320 .346 .666 20 47
1925 30 130 532 492 80 133 38 7 5 52 5 30 39 .270 .325 .407 .732 62 124
1926 31 117 419 377 42 88 16 1 1 40 8 35 35 .233 .310 .289 .599 33 111
1927 32 146 625 551 77 139 24 3 1 35 17 62 45 .252 .341 .312 .653 56 140
1928 33 104 429 407 52 104 24 3 1 59 10 21 20 .256 .294 .337 .630 40 99
1929 34 163 651 606 74 142 22 9 2 56 14 40 30 .234 .287 .310 .597 53 154
1930 35 121 437 405 44 97 14 4 1 34 10 32 32 .240 .295 .301 .596 36 115
1931 36 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
14 Seasons 1188 4573 4211 516 1013 192 42 15 410 100 310 398 .241 .301 .317 .617 395 1131
162 Game Avg. 162 624 574 70 138 26 6 2 56 14 42 54 .241 .301 .317 .617 54 1131

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1927 AL (13, 9%)
0.09 Career Shares (926th)

Games Played s c a p y
1929 AL  154 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1929 AL  585 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1925 AL  40 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1927 AL  64 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1921 AL  56 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1927 AL  18 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1921 AL  7 (8th)
1925 AL  11 (2nd)
1926 AL  7 (7th)
1927 AL  12 (1st)
1929 AL  5 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1925 AL  29 (5th)
1928 AL  25 (7th)
1929 AL  28 (3rd)
Career  170 (119th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1929 AL  473 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1931 AL  born 1894-11-28 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1912 NL  born 1894-11-28 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2170), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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