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Orval Overall

Orval Overall

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 214 lb.

Born: February 2, 1881 in Farmersville, CA
High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)
School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1905
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Reds 1905-1913

Final Game: July 29, 1913
Died: July 14, 1947 in Fresno, CA
Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
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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
1905 24 CIN NL 18 23 .439 2.86 42 39 3 32 2 0 318.0 290 146 101 4 147 173 14 0 18 1313 115 1.374 8.2 0.1 4.2 4.9 1.18
1906 25 TOT NL 16 8 .667 2.74 31 24 6 19 2 1 226.1 193 95 69 2 97 127 8 0 7 944 98 1.281 7.7 0.1 3.9 5.1 1.31
1906 25 CIN NL 4 5 .444 4.26 13 10 3 6 0 0 82.1 77 52 39 1 46 33 4 0 2 354 64 1.494 8.4 0.1 5.0 3.6 0.72
1906 25 CHC NL 12 3 .800 1.88 18 14 3 13 2 1 144.0 116 43 30 1 51 94 4 0 5 590 141 1.160 7.3 0.1 3.2 5.9 1.84
1907 26 CHC NL 23 7 .767 1.68 36 30 4 26 8 3 268.1 201 62 50 3 69 141 11 0 10 1048 149 1.006 6.7 0.1 2.3 4.7 2.04
1908 27 CHC NL 15 11 .577 1.92 37 27 9 16 4 4 225.0 165 74 48 3 78 167 2 0 6 874 123 1.080 6.6 0.1 3.1 6.7 2.14
1909 28 CHC NL 20 11 .645 1.42 38 32 6 23 9 3 285.0 204 66 45 1 80 205 8 0 11 1116 179 0.996 6.4 0.0 2.5 6.5 2.56
1910 29 CHC NL 12 6 .667 2.68 23 21 2 11 4 1 144.2 106 44 43 2 54 92 1 0 5 554 108 1.106 6.6 0.1 3.4 5.7 1.70
1913 32 CHC NL 4 5 .444 3.31 11 9 0 6 1 0 68.0 73 33 25 1 26 30 1 0 0 296 96 1.456 9.7 0.1 3.4 4.0 1.15
7 Yrs 108 71 .603 2.23 218 182 30 133 30 12 1535.1 1232 520 381 16 551 935 45 0 57 6145 123 1.161 7.2 0.1 3.2 5.5 1.70
162 Game Avg. 18 12 .603 2.23 37 31 5 23 5 2 261 209 88 65 3 94 159 8 0 10 1045 123 1.161 7.2 0.1 3.2 5.5 1.70
CHC (6 yrs) 86 43 .667 1.91 163 133 24 95 28 12 1135.0 865 322 241 11 358 729 27 0 37 4478 135 1.078 6.9 0.1 2.8 5.8 2.04
CIN (2 yrs) 22 28 .440 3.15 55 49 6 38 2 0 400.1 367 198 140 5 193 206 18 0 20 1667 101 1.399 8.3 0.1 4.3 4.6 1.07

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
1905 24 CIN NL 318.0 42 39 146 4.13 4.01 -0.07 0.00 110.0 4.50 14 1.6 1.0 -0.2 3.8 41 .537 .510 $
1906 25 CIN NL 82.1 13 10 52 5.68 3.59 -0.03 0.00 104.0 3.76 -17 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -11 .364 .489 $
1906 25 CHC NL 144.0 18 14 43 2.69 3.43 0.54 0.00 100.0 2.89 5 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.7 14 .534 .504 $
1907 26 CHC NL 268.1 36 30 62 2.08 3.36 0.55 0.00 101.0 2.83 26 3.5 1.0 -0.2 5.4 42 .596 .521 $
1908 27 CHC NL 225.0 37 27 74 2.96 3.23 0.22 0.00 100.0 3.01 2 0.2 1.0 -0.2 1.8 17 .506 .501 $
1909 28 CHC NL 285.0 38 32 66 2.08 3.60 0.19 0.00 98.0 3.33 38 5.0 1.0 -0.3 6.9 62 .632 .531 $
1910 29 CHC NL 144.2 23 21 44 2.74 3.95 0.13 0.00 95.0 3.62 14 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.6 26 .572 .510 $
1913 32 CHC NL 68.0 11 9 33 4.37 4.07 -0.01 0.00 99.0 4.04 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.2 3 .475 .498 $
7 Seasons 1535.1 218 182 520 3.05 3.63 0.21 0.00 101.6 3.48 79 10.5 1.0 -1.3 21.2 194 .548 .508 $
CHC (6 yrs) 1135.0 163 133 322 2.55 3.52 0.31 0.00 99.0 3.17 82 10.7 1.0 -1.0 18.6 164 .566 .511 $
CIN (2 yrs) 400.1 55 49 198 4.45 3.93 -0.06 0.00 108.8 4.34 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.3 2.6 29 .496 .499 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1906 25 CHC NL WS L CHW 0 0 1.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 10 2 2 0 3 0 8 0 0 1 48 1.083 7.5 0.0 2.3 6.0 2.67
1907 26 CHC NL WS W DET 1 0 1.000 1.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.0 14 4 2 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 72 1.000 7.0 0.0 2.0 5.5 2.75
1908 27 CHC NL WS W DET 2 0 1.000 0.98 3 2 0 2 1 0 18.1 7 2 2 0 7 0 15 1 0 1 69 0.764 3.4 0.0 3.4 7.4 2.14
1910 29 CHC NL WS L PHA 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
4 Yrs (4 Series) 3 1 .750 1.58 8 5 2 3 1 0 51.1 37 11 9 0 15 0 35 1 0 2 203 1.013 6.5 0.0 2.6 6.1 2.33
4 WS 3 1 .750 1.58 8 5 2 3 1 0 51.1 37 11 9 0 15 0 35 1 0 2 203 1.013 6.5 0.0 2.6 6.1 2.33

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+
1905 24 18 23 .439 2.86 42 39 3 32 2 0 318.0 290 146 101 4 147 173 14 0 18 1313 115 1.374 8.2 0.1 4.2 4.9 1.18 115
1906 25 34 31 .523 2.81 73 63 9 51 4 1 544.1 483 241 170 6 244 300 22 0 25 2257 108 1.336 8.0 0.1 4.0 5.0 1.23 108
1907 26 57 38 .600 2.44 109 93 13 77 12 4 812.2 684 303 220 9 313 441 33 0 35 3305 117 1.227 7.6 0.1 3.5 4.9 1.41 117
1908 27 72 49 .595 2.32 146 120 22 93 16 8 1037.2 849 377 268 12 391 608 35 0 41 4179 118 1.195 7.4 0.1 3.4 5.3 1.56 118
1909 28 92 60 .605 2.13 184 152 28 116 25 11 1322.2 1053 443 313 13 471 813 43 0 52 5295 127 1.152 7.2 0.1 3.2 5.5 1.73 127
1910 29 104 66 .612 2.18 207 173 30 127 29 12 1467.1 1159 487 356 15 525 905 44 0 57 5849 125 1.148 7.1 0.1 3.2 5.6 1.72 125
1911 30 104 66 .612 2.18 207 173 30 127 29 12 1467.1 1159 487 356 15 525 905 44 0 57 5849 125 1.148 7.1 0.1 3.2 5.6 1.72 125
1912 31 104 66 .612 2.18 207 173 30 127 29 12 1467.1 1159 487 356 15 525 905 44 0 57 5849 125 1.148 7.1 0.1 3.2 5.6 1.72 125
1913 32 108 71 .603 2.23 218 182 30 133 30 12 1535.1 1232 520 381 16 551 935 45 0 57 6145 123 1.161 7.2 0.1 3.2 5.5 1.70 123

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
1905 24 20 13 .606 3.10 302.0 300 116 104 4 152 164 14 1.497 8.9 4.5 4.9 1.08 0.1 42
1906 25 12 11 .522 3.67 216.0 224 98 88 2 113 121 9 1.560 9.3 4.7 5.0 1.07 0.1 31
1907 26 20 8 .714 2.39 256.0 240 76 68 4 82 134 13 1.258 8.4 2.9 4.7 1.63 0.1 36
1908 27 14 8 .636 2.90 205.0 197 73 66 4 93 152 2 1.415 8.6 4.1 6.7 1.63 0.2 37
1909 28 25 5 .833 1.89 276.0 236 64 58 1 93 199 9 1.192 7.7 3.0 6.5 2.14 0.0 38
1910 29 8 6 .571 3.45 133.0 119 57 51 2 61 84 1 1.353 8.1 4.1 5.7 1.38 0.1 23
1913 32 4 3 .571 3.76 67.0 79 31 28 1 28 30 1 1.597 10.6 3.8 4.0 1.07 0.1 11
7 Yrs 103 54 .656 2.86 1455.0 1395 515 463 18 622 884 49 1.386 8.6 5.5 1.42 0.1 218

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1907 NL  5.7 (6th)
1909 NL  7.9 (4th)

WAR for Pitcherss c a p y
1905 NL  3.8 (8th)
1907 NL  5.4 (4th)
1909 NL  6.9 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1907 NL  1.68 (5th)
1908 NL  1.92 (8th)
1909 NL  1.42 (3rd)
Career  2.23 (15th)

Wins s c a p y
1905 NL  18 (9th)
1907 NL  23 (2nd)
1909 NL  20 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1906 NL  .667 (7th)
1907 NL  .767 (3rd)
1909 NL  .645 (8th)
1910 NL  .667 (5th)
Career  .603 (105th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1907 NL  1.006 (4th)
1908 NL  1.080 (10th)
1909 NL  0.996 (4th)
Career  1.161 (77th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 NL  6.742 (3rd)
1908 NL  6.600 (5th)
1909 NL  6.442 (3rd)
Career  7.222 (16th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL  4.896 (4th)
1906 NL  5.050 (4th)
1907 NL  4.729 (4th)
1908 NL  6.680 (1st)
1909 NL  6.474 (1st)

Games Played s c a p y
1905 NL  42 (5th)
1909 NL  38 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1907 NL  3 (2nd)
1908 NL  4 (4th)
1909 NL  3 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1905 NL  318.0 (7th)
1909 NL  285.0 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1905 NL  173 (3rd)
1907 NL  141 (4th)
1908 NL  167 (3rd)
1909 NL  205 (1st)

Games Started s c a p y
1905 NL  39 (3rd)
1909 NL  32 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1905 NL  32 (5th)
1907 NL  26 (6th)
1909 NL  23 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1907 NL  8 (1st)
1909 NL  9 (1st)
1910 NL  4 (5th)
Career  30 (110th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1905 NL  147 (2nd)
1906 NL  97 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1905 NL  290 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1907 NL  2.043 (5th)
1908 NL  2.141 (3rd)
1909 NL  2.563 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1909 NL  0.032 (5th)
Career  0.094 (24th)

Losses s c a p y
1905 NL  23 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1905 NL  101 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1905 NL  18 (2nd)
1906 NL  7 (8th)
1907 NL  10 (4th)
1908 NL  6 (8th)
1909 NL  11 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1905 NL  14 (7th)
1907 NL  11 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1905 NL  1,313 (6th)
1909 NL  1,116 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1907 NL  149 (5th)
1908 NL  123 (8th)
1909 NL  179 (3rd)
Career  123 (91st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1907 NL  27 (3rd)
1909 NL  35 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1907 NL  3.3 (3rd)
1909 NL  4.2 (3rd)
Career  10.7 (238th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (380), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 86 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 62 (208), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 28 (165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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