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Jim O'Rourke

James Henry O'Rourke (Orator Jim)

Positions: Outfielder, Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 1, 1850 in Bridgeport, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1872
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedStockings/Bisons/Senators/Grays/... 1872-1904

Final Game: September 22, 1904
Died: January 8, 1919 in Bridgeport, CT
Buried: St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford, CT
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1945.
   View Jim O'Rourke Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Relatives: Brother of John O'Rourke and Father of Queenie O'Rourke
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

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
1883 32 BUF NL 0 0 6.43 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.0 10 9 5 0 1 1 0 1 29 53 1.571 12.9 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.00
1884 33 BUF NL 0 1 .000 2.84 4 0 2 0 0 1 12.2 7 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 41 113 0.632 5.0 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.00
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 4.12 6 0 3 0 0 2 19.2 17 14 9 0 2 4 0 1 70 80 0.966 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00
162 Game Avg. 0 11 .000 4.12 68 0 34 0 0 23 223 193 159 102 0 23 45 0 11 793 80 0.966 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1883 32 BUF NL 7.0 2 0 9 11.57 5.71 0.07 0.00 101.0 5.69 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .334 .498 $2,250
1884 33 BUF NL 12.2 4 0 5 3.55 5.42 0.09 0.00 104.0 5.54 3 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.4 4 .576 .502 $3,000
2 Seasons 19.2 6 0 14 6.41 5.52 0.08 0.00 102.9 5.59 -1 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 -0 .496 .500 $5,250

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1883 32 0 0 6.43 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.0 10 9 5 0 1 1 0 1 29 53 1.571 12.9 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.00 53
1884 33 0 1 .000 4.12 6 0 3 0 0 2 19.2 17 14 9 0 2 4 0 1 70 80 0.966 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00 80

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1883 32 0 1 .000 6.30 10.0 15 8 7 0 2 1 0 1.700 13.5 1.8 0.9 0.50 0.0 2
1884 33 1 0 1.000 1.69 16.0 8 3 3 0 1 4 0 0.563 4.5 0.6 2.3 4.00 0.0 4
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 3.46 26.0 23 11 10 0 3 5 0 1.000 8.0 1.7 1.67 0.0 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1945
by Old Timers Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1873 NA  2.1 (10th)
1877 NL  2.5 (5th)
Career  50.1 (246th)

Saves s c a p y
1883 NL  1 (3rd)
1884 NL  1 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1884 NL  2 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1883 NL  born 1850-09-01 (10th)
1884 NL  born 1850-09-01 (8th)
1885 NL  born 1850-09-01 (7th)
1886 NL  born 1850-09-01 (7th)
1887 NL  born 1850-09-01 (4th)
1888 NL  born 1850-09-01 (4th)
1889 NL  born 1850-09-01 (2nd)
1890 PL  born 1850-09-01 (2nd)
1891 NL  born 1850-09-01 (1st)
1892 NL  born 1850-09-01 (1st)
1893 NL  born 1850-09-01 (1st)
1904 NL  born 1850-09-01 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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