Al Orth
Albert Lewis Orth (Smiling Al and The Curveless Wonder)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 5, 1872 in Tipton, IN
School: DePauw University (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 1895
Final Game: September 20, 1909
Died: October 8, 1948 in Lynchburg, VA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1895 22 PHI NL 8 1 .889 3.89 11 10 1 9 0 1 88.0 103 50 38 0 22 25 0 0 1 0 123 1.420 10.5 0.0 2.3 2.6 1.14
1896 23 PHI NL 15 10 .600 4.41 25 23 2 19 0 0 196.0 244 128 96 10 46 23 0 0 4 0 98 1.480 11.2 0.5 2.1 1.1 0.50
1897 24 PHI NL 14 19 .424 4.62 36 34 2 29 2 0 282.1 349 194 145 12 82 64 6 0 3 0 90 1.527 11.1 0.4 2.6 2.0 0.78
1898 25 PHI NL 15 13 .536 3.02 32 28 4 25 1 0 250.0 290 131 84 2 53 52 8 0 0 0 113 1.372 10.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 0.98
1899 26 PHI NL 14 3 .824 2.49 21 15 6 13 3 1 144.2 149 67 40 0 19 35 3 0 1 0 148 1.161 9.3 0.0 1.2 2.2 1.84
1900 27 PHI NL 14 14 .500 3.78 33 30 3 24 2 1 262.0 302 145 110 4 60 68 13 0 0 0 96 1.382 10.4 0.1 2.1 2.3 1.13
1901 28 PHI NL 20 12 .625 2.27 35 33 2 30 6 1 281.2 250 101 71 3 32 92 8 0 5 0 149 1.001 8.0 0.1 1.0 2.9 2.88
1902 29 WSH AL 19 18 .514 3.97 38 37 1 36 1 0 324.0 367 181 143 18 40 76 9 0 2 1388 93 1.256 10.2 0.5 1.1 2.1 1.90
1903 30 WSH AL 10 22 .313 4.34 36 32 4 30 2 2 279.2 326 174 135 8 62 88 7 0 7 1222 72 1.387 10.5 0.3 2.0 2.8 1.42
1904 31 TOT AL 14 10 .583 3.41 30 25 5 18 2 0 211.1 210 96 80 2 34 70 6 0 5 861 79 1.155 8.9 0.1 1.4 3.0 2.06
1904 31 WSH AL 3 4 .429 4.76 10 7 3 7 0 0 73.2 88 49 39 2 15 23 3 0 1 323 56 1.398 10.8 0.2 1.8 2.8 1.53
1904 31 NYY AL 11 6 .647 2.68 20 18 2 11 2 0 137.2 122 47 41 0 19 47 3 0 4 538 101 1.024 8.0 0.0 1.2 3.1 2.47
1905 32 NYY AL 18 16 .529 2.86 40 37 3 26 6 0 305.1 273 122 97 8 61 121 8 0 5 0 102 1.094 8.0 0.2 1.8 3.6 1.98
1906 33 NYY AL 27 17 .614 2.34 45 39 5 36 3 0 338.2 317 115 88 2 66 133 1 1 7 1412 127 1.131 8.4 0.1 1.8 3.5 2.02
1907 34 NYY AL 14 21 .400 2.61 36 33 3 21 2 0 248.2 244 134 72 2 53 78 6 0 2 1035 107 1.194 8.8 0.1 1.9 2.8 1.47
1908 35 NYY AL 2 13 .133 3.42 21 17 3 8 1 0 139.1 134 62 53 4 30 22 4 0 1 560 72 1.177 8.7 0.3 1.9 1.4 0.73
1909 36 NYY AL 0 0 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 21 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
15 Seasons 204 189 .519 3.37 440 394 44 324 31 6 3354.2 3564 1704 1256 75 661 948 79 1 43 6493 100 1.259 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.43
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .519 3.37 36 32 4 26 3 0 274 291 139 102 6 54 77 6 0 4 529 100 1.259 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.43
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
PHI (7 yrs) 100 72 .581 3.49 193 173 20 149 14 4 1504.2 1687 816 584 31 314 359 38 0 14 0 109 1.330 10.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.14
NYY (6 yrs) 72 73 .497 2.72 163 145 16 102 14 0 1172.2 1096 484 355 16 230 402 22 1 19 3560 104 1.131 8.4 0.1 1.8 3.1 1.75
WSH (3 yrs) 32 44 .421 4.21 84 76 8 73 3 2 677.1 781 404 317 28 117 187 19 0 10 2933 79 1.326 10.4 0.4 1.6 2.5 1.60
AL (8 yrs) 104 117 .471 3.27 247 221 24 175 17 2 1850.0 1877 888 672 44 347 589 41 1 29 6493 92 1.202 9.1 0.2 1.7 2.9 1.70
NL (7 yrs) 100 72 .581 3.49 193 173 20 149 14 4 1504.2 1687 816 584 31 314 359 38 0 14 0 109 1.330 10.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.14

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1895 22 8 1 .889 3.89 11 10 1 9 0 1 88.0 103 50 38 0 22 25 0 0 1 0 123 1.420 10.5 0.0 2.3 2.6 1.14 123
1896 23 23 11 .676 4.25 36 33 3 28 0 1 284.0 347 178 134 10 68 48 0 0 5 0 105 1.461 11.0 0.3 2.2 1.5 0.71 105
1897 24 37 30 .552 4.43 72 67 5 57 2 1 566.1 696 372 279 22 150 112 6 0 8 0 97 1.494 11.1 0.3 2.4 1.8 0.75 97
1898 25 52 43 .547 4.00 104 95 9 82 3 1 816.1 986 503 363 24 203 164 14 0 8 0 101 1.457 10.9 0.3 2.2 1.8 0.81 101
1899 26 66 46 .589 3.77 125 110 15 95 6 2 961.0 1135 570 403 24 222 199 17 0 9 0 106 1.412 10.6 0.2 2.1 1.9 0.90 106
1900 27 80 60 .571 3.78 158 140 18 119 8 3 1223.0 1437 715 513 28 282 267 30 0 9 0 104 1.406 10.6 0.2 2.1 2.0 0.95 104
1901 28 100 72 .581 3.49 193 173 20 149 14 4 1504.2 1687 816 584 31 314 359 38 0 14 0 109 1.330 10.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.14 109
1902 29 119 90 .569 3.58 231 210 21 185 15 4 1828.2 2054 997 727 49 354 435 47 0 16 1388 106 1.317 10.1 0.2 1.7 2.1 1.23 106
1903 30 129 112 .535 3.68 267 242 25 215 17 6 2108.1 2380 1171 862 57 416 523 54 0 23 2610 101 1.326 10.2 0.2 1.8 2.2 1.26 101
1904 31 143 122 .540 3.65 297 267 30 233 19 6 2319.2 2590 1267 942 59 450 593 60 0 28 3471 99 1.311 10.0 0.2 1.7 2.3 1.32 99
1905 32 161 138 .538 3.56 337 304 33 259 25 6 2625.0 2863 1389 1039 67 511 714 68 0 33 3471 99 1.285 9.8 0.2 1.8 2.4 1.40 99
1906 33 188 155 .548 3.42 382 343 38 295 28 6 2963.2 3180 1504 1127 69 577 847 69 1 40 4883 101 1.268 9.7 0.2 1.8 2.6 1.47 101
1907 34 202 176 .534 3.36 418 376 41 316 30 6 3212.1 3424 1638 1199 71 630 925 75 1 42 5918 102 1.262 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.6 1.47 102
1908 35 204 189 .519 3.36 439 393 44 324 31 6 3351.2 3558 1700 1252 75 660 947 79 1 43 6478 100 1.258 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.43 100
1909 36 204 189 .519 3.37 440 394 44 324 31 6 3354.2 3564 1704 1256 75 661 948 79 1 43 6493 100 1.259 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.43 100

Neutralized Pitching

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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 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
1895 22 0.00 0.0 0 34 31 0 0 0 0 11
1896 23 0.00 0.0 0 98 88 0 0 0 0 25
1897 24 0.00 0.0 0 150 135 0 0 0 0 36
1898 25 0.00 0.0 0 92 83 0 0 0 0 32
1899 26 0.00 0.0 0 41 37 0 0 0 0 21
1900 27 0.00 0.0 0 120 108 0 0 0 0 33
1901 28 0.00 0.0 0 86 77 0 0 0 0 35
1902 29 25 18 .581 3.37 390.0 405 162 146 20 44 91 10 1.151 9.3 1.0 2.1 2.07 0.5 38
1903 30 15 20 .429 4.53 320.0 384 179 161 9 73 101 8 1.428 10.8 2.1 2.8 1.38 0.3 36
1904 31 10 12 .455 4.43 203.0 235 111 100 2 38 67 7 1.345 10.4 1.7 3.0 1.76 0.1 30
1905 32 0.00 0.0 0 123 111 0 0 0 0 40
1906 33 28 11 .718 2.58 356.0 353 113 102 2 73 140 1 1.197 8.9 1.8 3.5 1.92 0.1 45
1907 34 18 10 .643 2.96 252.0 267 92 83 2 58 79 7 1.290 9.5 2.1 2.8 1.36 0.1 36
1908 35 6 8 .429 4.78 130.0 153 77 69 5 34 21 5 1.438 10.6 2.4 1.5 0.62 0.3 21
1909 36 0 0 18.00 3.0 7 7 6 0 1 1 0 2.667 21.0 3.0 3.0 1.00 0.0 1
15 Seasons 102 79 .564 7.28 1654.0 1804 1485 1337 40 321 500 38 1.285 9.8 2.7 1.56 0.2 440

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL--2.269--3rd

Wins s c a p y
1901 NL--20--6th
1902 AL--19--7th
1906 AL--27--1st
Career--204--102nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1899 NL--.824--1st
1901 NL--.625--7th
1904 AL--.583--8th
1906 AL--.614--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1901 NL--1.001--1st

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--7.988--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL--2.112--7th
1898 NL--1.908--9th
1900 NL--2.061--9th
1901 NL--1.023--1st
1902 AL--1.111--1st
1904 AL--1.448--6th
1905 AL--1.798--6th
1906 AL--1.754--9th
1907 AL--1.918--10th
Career--1.773--48th

Games Played s c a p y
1902 AL--38--4th
1905 AL--40--7th
1906 AL--45--2nd

Saves s c a p y
1899 NL--1--7th
1900 NL--1--3rd
1901 NL--1--6th
1903 AL--2--1st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1902 AL--324.0--4th
1905 AL--305.3--10th
1906 AL--338.7--1st
Career--3354.7--86th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1906 AL--133--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1902 AL--37--4th
1905 AL--37--5th
1906 AL--39--3rd
Career--394--127th

Complete Games s c a p y
1902 AL--36--3rd
1906 AL--36--1st
Career--324--31st

Shutouts s c a p y
1897 NL--2--3rd
1899 NL--3--10th
1900 NL--2--10th
1901 NL--6--1st
1905 AL--6--3rd
Career--31--103rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1896 NL--10--10th
1897 NL--12--3rd
1902 AL--18--1st
1903 AL--8--4th
1905 AL--8--2nd
1908 AL--4--4th

Hits s c a p y
1902 AL--367--2nd
1903 AL--326--2nd
1905 AL--273--6th
1906 AL--317--1st
Career--3564--61st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1900 NL--1.133--10th
1901 NL--2.875--3rd
1902 AL--1.900--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL--.072--9th
1900 NL--.137--7th
1901 NL--.096--6th
Career--.201--166th

Losses s c a p y
1897 NL--19--8th
1902 AL--18--3rd
1903 AL--22--2nd
1905 AL--16--9th
1906 AL--17--7th
1907 AL--21--1st
Career--189--56th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1897 NL--145--8th
1902 AL--143--2nd
1903 AL--135--1st
1905 AL--97--3rd
1906 AL--88--7th
Career--1256--96th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1903 AL--7--5th
1906 AL--7--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Career--79--118th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1902 AL--1388--4th
1906 AL--1412--1st

Games Finished s c a p y
1899 NL--6--5th
1903 AL--4--10th
1904 AL--5--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1901 NL--149--3rd
1906 AL--127--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1909 AL--born 1872-09-05--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (91), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 88 (256), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 50 (263), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 27 (172), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jesse Haines (893) *
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  9. Red Donahue (890)
  10. Rube Marquard (890) *
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Name and misspellings: Smiling Al The Albert Curveless Lewis alphonse allen allan alberto alan Al Wonder Orth

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