Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

1872–1904 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'8", 185 lb · b. 1850 Bridgeport, CT

Career 1,999 G · 2,639 H · 62 HR · 1,208 RBI · .310 AVG · 0–1 · 4.12 ERA · 4 SO · 19.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

9

7 best in baseball 2 league only

66 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1877 Best season

Spanning 1874–1885, peaking at 3 titles in 1877.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

190th League titles 9
109th Best in baseball 7
55th Top-5 finishes 66

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

25th Runs 1,729
51st Triples 149
80th Hits 2,639
93rd Doubles 468
109th Batting Average .310
153rd Runs Batted In 1,208
160th Total Bases 3,591
288th Stolen Bases 229

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Home Runs	3	1st	2 yrs (1874–1875)	1874 5 1875 6 1880 6 1876 #3
On-Base Percentage	2	1st	—	1877 .407 1879 .371 1884 #3
Walks	1	1st	—	1877 20 1873 #2 1875 #2 1876 #2 1880 #2
Triples	1	1st	—	1885 NL 16 1878 #2 1880 #3
Runs	1	1st	—	1877 68 1874 #2 1875 #3 1883 #3 1884 #2 1885 #2
Hits	1	1st	—	1884 NL 162 1877 #3 1879 #2 1883 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1874 #2 1877 #3 1880 #3
Doubles	—	#2	—	1873 #2 1884 #2 1889 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1877 #2
Stolen Bases	—	#2	—	1874 #2
Saves	—	#2	—	1883 #3 1884 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1874 #2 1875 #3 1891 #2
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1879 #2 1884 #2 1890 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1885	1	3B 16
1884	1	H 162
1880	1	HR 6
1879	1	OBP .371
1877	3	R 68 OBP .407 BB 20
1875	1	HR 6
1874	1	HR 5

Batting

23 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1872	MID	NA	23	99	25	27	5	0	0	16	4	0	1	.273	.301	.323	.624
1873	BS1	NA	57	280	79	98	21	2	1	49	15	3	9	.350	.383	.450	.833
1874	BS1	NA	70	331	82	104	15	8	5	61	4	5	11	.314	.322	.453	.776
1875	BS1	NA	75	358	97	106	13	7	6	72	9	6	17	.296	.313	.422	.735
1876	BSN	NL	70	312	61	102	17	3	2	43	15	17	0	.327	.358	.420	.778
1877	BSN	NL	61	265	68	96	14	4	0	23	20	9	0	.362	.407	.445	.852
1878	BSN	NL	60	255	44	71	17	7	1	29	5	21	0	.278	.292	.412	.704
1879	PRO	NL	81	362	69	126	19	9	1	46	13	10	0	.348	.371	.459	.829
1880	BSN	NL	86	363	71	100	20	11	6	45	21	8	0	.276	.315	.441	.756
1881	BFN	NL	83	348	71	105	21	7	0	30	27	18	0	.302	.352	.402	.754
1882	BFN	NL	84	370	62	104	15	6	2	37	13	13	0	.281	.306	.370	.676
1883	BFN	NL	94	436	102	143	29	8	1	38	15	13	0	.328	.350	.438	.788
1884	BFN	NL	108	467	119	162	33	7	5	63	35	17	0	.347	.392	.480	.872
1885	NY1	NL	112	477	119	143	21	16	5	42	40	21	0	.300	.354	.442	.796
1886	NY1	NL	105	440	106	136	26	6	1	34	39	21	14	.309	.365	.402	.768
1887	NY1	NL	103	397	73	113	15	13	3	88	36	11	46	.285	.352	.411	.762
1888	NY1	NL	107	409	50	112	16	6	4	50	24	30	25	.274	.319	.372	.690
1889	NY1	NL	128	502	89	161	36	7	3	81	40	34	33	.321	.372	.438	.810
1890	NYP	PL	111	478	112	172	37	5	9	115	33	20	23	.360	.410	.515	.925
1891	NY1	NL	136	555	92	164	28	7	5	95	26	29	19	.296	.334	.398	.732
1892	NY1	NL	115	448	62	136	28	5	0	56	30	30	16	.304	.354	.388	.742
1893	WAS	NL	129	547	75	157	22	5	2	95	49	26	15	.287	.354	.357	.711
1904	NY1	NL	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Career	—	—	1,999	8,503	1,729	2,639	468	149	62	1,208	513	362	229	.310	.352	.422	.775

Pitching

2 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1883	BFN	NL	0	0	6.43	2	0	1	7.0	10	5	0	1	1	1.57
1884	BFN	NL	0	1	2.84	4	0	1	12.2	7	4	0	1	3	0.63
Career	—	—	0	1	4.12	6	0	2	19.2	17	9	0	2	4	0.97

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	1,443	2,235	228	297	26	.892
C	231	918	312	116	16	.914
1B	214	2,100	51	136	110	.941
3B	148	194	222	105	18	.798
SS	40	42	132	46	5	.791
P	6	0	2	0	0	1.000
2B	2	5	4	0	1	1.000