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John O'Rourke

John W. O'Rourke

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 23, 1849 in Bridgeport, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1879
Teams (by GP): RedStockings/Metropolitans 1879-1883

Final Game: September 10, 1883
Died: June 23, 1911 in Boston, MA
Buried: St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford, CT
Relatives: Brother of Jim O'Rourke and Uncle of Queenie O'Rourke
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Standard Batting

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
1879 29 BSN NL 72 325 317 69 108 17 11 6 62 8 32 .341 .357 .521 .877 180 165 0 *O
1880 30 BSN NL 81 331 313 30 86 22 8 3 36 18 32 .275 .314 .425 .739 152 133 0 *O
1883 33 NYP AA 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 116 120 0 *O/3
3 Yrs 230 992 945 148 279 58 24 11 98 47 64 .295 .329 .442 .771 149 418 0
162 Game Avg. 162 699 666 104 197 41 17 8 69 33 .295 .329 .442 .771 149 294 0
BSN (2 yrs) 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 166 298 0
NYP (1 yr) 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 116 120 0
NL (2 yrs) 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 166 298 0
AA (1 yr) 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 116 120 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1879 29 BSN NL 72 325 25 0 0 5 -4 26 2.4 10 36 3.4 .534 .515 3.0 0.1 31 $1,300 *O
1880 30 BSN NL 81 331 16 0 0 1 -4 13 1.2 10 23 2.3 .516 .508 2.3 -0.4 22 $1,300 *O
1883 33 NYP AA 77 336 5 0 0 -3 -4 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.4 .498 .499 0.6 -0.6 6 $ *O/3
3 Seasons 230 992 47 0 0 3 -12 37 3.4 25 62 6.1 .516 .507 5.9 -0.9 59 $2,600
BSN (2 yrs) 153 656 41 0 0 6 -8 39 3.6 20 59 5.7 .524 .512 5.3 -0.3 53 $2,600
NYP (1 yr) 77 336 5 0 0 -3 -4 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.4 .498 .499 0.6 -0.6 6 $

Advanced Batting

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
1879 29 BSN NL 325 209 59 7.6 69 .366 .341 .264 .357 .280 .521 .342 .877 .622 180 .807 26.6 3.0 .180
1880 30 BSN NL 331 227 42 4.9 59 .299 .275 .242 .314 .265 .425 .319 .739 .584 152 .692 17.2 2.0 .150
1883 33 NYP AA 336 230 38 4.4 75 .265 .270 .265 .315 .295 .381 .349 .696 .644 116 .598 6.8 0.8 .111
3 Yrs 992 666 139 5.6 68 .308 .295 .257 .329 .280 .442 .337 .771 .617 149 .713 50.6 5.7 .147
162 Game Avg. 699 469 98 5.6 68 .308 .295 .257 .329 .280 .442 .337 .771 .617 149 .713 36 4 .147
BSN (2 yrs) 656 436 101 6.2 64 .332 .308 .253 .335 .272 .473 .331 .808 .603 166 .758 43.8 5.0 .165
NYP (1 yr) 336 230 38 4.4 75 .265 .270 .265 .315 .295 .381 .349 .696 .644 116 .598 6.8 0.8 .111
NL (2 yrs) 656 436 101 6.2 64 .332 .308 .253 .335 .272 .473 .331 .808 .603 166 .758 43.8 5.0 .165
AA (1 yr) 336 230 38 4.4 75 .265 .270 .265 .315 .295 .381 .349 .696 .644 116 .598 6.8 0.8 .111

Cumulative Batting

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
1879 29 72 325 317 69 108 17 11 6 62 8 32 .341 .357 .521 .877 180 165 0
1880 30 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 166 298 0
1881 31 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 166 298 0
1882 32 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 166 298 0
1883 33 230 992 945 148 279 58 24 11 98 47 64 .295 .329 .442 .771 149 418 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1879 29 146 628 614 112 191 30 19 11 100 0 14 65 .311 .326 .476 .802 95 72
1880 30 154 629 595 56 162 41 15 6 67 0 34 61 .272 .312 .422 .733 78 81
1883 33 127 523 495 58 115 26 7 3 0 0 28 0 .232 .273 .331 .605 45 77
3 Yrs 427 1780 1704 226 468 97 41 20 167 0 76 126 .275 .306 .415 .721 218 230
162 Game Avg. 162 675 646 86 178 37 16 8 63 29 .275 .306 .415 .721 83 230

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1879 NL  3.4 (7th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1879 NL  3.0 (6th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1879 NL  .341 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1879 NL  .357 (5th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1879 NL  .521 (1st)
1880 NL  .425 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1879 NL  .877 (1st)
1880 NL  .739 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1879 NL  69 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1879 NL  108 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1879 NL  165 (5th)
1880 NL  133 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1880 NL  22 (5th)
1883 AA  19 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1879 NL  11 (4th)
1880 NL  8 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  6 (2nd)
1880 NL  3 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1879 NL  62 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1880 NL  18 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1879 NL  182 (3rd)
1880 NL  151 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1879 NL  59 (5th)
1880 NL  42 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1879 NL  27 (5th)
1880 NL  17 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1879 NL  3.0 (5th)
1880 NL  2.0 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1879 NL  34 (5th)
1880 NL  33 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1879 NL  116 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1879 NL  .807 (1st)
1880 NL  .692 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1879 NL  52.8 (2nd)
1880 NL  104.3 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1879 NL  born 1849-08-23 (10th)
1880 NL  born 1849-08-23 (9th)
1883 AA  born 1849-08-23 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 36 (683), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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