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John O'Rourke
John W. O'Rourke
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 23, 1849 in Bridgeport, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1879
Final Game: September 10, 1883
Died: June 23, 1911 in Boston, MA
Relatives: Brother of Jim O'Rourke and Uncle of Queenie O'Rourke
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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
1879 29 BSN NL 72 325 317 69 108 17 11 6 62 8 32 .341 .357 .521 .877 182 165 *O
1880 30 BSN NL 81 331 313 30 86 22 8 3 36 18 32 .275 .314 .425 .739 151 133 *O
1883 33 NYP AA 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 114 120 *O/3
3 Seasons 230 992 945 148 279 58 24 11 98 0 47 64 .295 .329 .442 .771 148 418
162 Game Avg. 162 699 666 104 197 41 17 8 69 33 .295 .329 .442 .771 148 294
BSN (2 yrs) 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 167 298
NYP (1 yr) 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 114 120
NL (2 yrs) 153 656 630 99 194 39 19 9 98 26 64 .308 .335 .473 .808 167 298
AA (1 yr) 77 336 315 49 85 19 5 2 0 0 21 .270 .315 .381 .696 114 120

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1879 BSN NL 29 OF 71 178 147 10 21 2 .882 2.21 .829 1.85 0-70-1
1880 BSN NL 30 OF 81 201 156 19 26 0 .871 2.16 .852 1.76 3-78-1
1883 NYP AA 33 OF 76 125 95 12 18 2 .856 1.41 .850 1.73 0-76-0
1883 NYP AA 33 1B 1 12 9 0 3 0 .750 9.00 .958 10.40
3 Seasons OF 228 504 398 41 65 4 .871 1.93 .844 1.78 3-224-2
1 Season 1B 1 12 9 0 3 0 .750 9.00 .958 10.40
3 Seasons TOT 229 516 407 41 68 4 .868 1.96 .715 1.82 3-224-2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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--52.833--2nd
1880 NL--104.333--6th

Oldest s c a p y
1879 NL--born 1849-08-23--9th
1880 NL--born 1849-08-23--9th
1883 AA--born 1849-08-23--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (374), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 26 (726), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1618), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1368), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

April 23, 1883: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Metropolitans.

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