Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim O'Rourke
Nickname:
Orator JimBirthdate:
Sept. 1, 1850 (186 y, 9 m, 7 d)Born In:
Bridgeport, CT, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/185
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 26 | 31.8 | 26.0 |
| Grey Ink | 158 | 162.4 | 144.2 |
| HoF Standard | 21 | 41.8 | 43.8 |
| WAR | 27.8 | 61.0 | 58.9 |
| WAR7 | 21.2 | 38.6 | 37.6 |
| JAWS | 24.5 | 49.8 | 48.3 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Roy Johnson R | 936 |
| Elmer Smith R | 928 |
| Billy Southworth R | 918 |
| Duff Cooley R | 917 |
| Ross Youngs R | 917 |
| Rip Radcliff R | 917 |
| Carl Reynolds R | 915 |
| Rube Bressler R | 912 |
| Lou Finney R | 910 |
| Frank Chance R | 908 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 327 | 3 |
| 1877 | 285 | 2 |
| 1878 | 260 | 7 |
| 1880 | 384 | 2 |
| 1885 | 517 | 2 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 312 | 4 |
| 1876 | 312 | 4 |
| 1877 | 265 | 5 |
| 1877 | 265 | 5 |
| 1878 | 255 | 7 |
| 1878 | 255 | 7 |
| 1880 | 363 | 2 |
| 1880 | 363 | 2 |
| 1885 | 477 | 2 |
| 1885 | 477 | 2 |
| 1891 | 555 | 3 |
| 1891 | 555 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 102 | 6 |
| 1877 | 96 | 3 |
| 1878 | 71 | 4 |
| 1880 | 100 | 5 |
| 1885 | 143 | 3 |
| 1886 | 136 | 5 |
| 1889 | 161 | 8 |
| 1891 | 164 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 17 | 2 |
| 1877 | 9 | 10 |
| 1878 | 21 | 4 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 131 | 6 |
| 1877 | 118 | 3 |
| 1878 | 105 | 2 |
| 1880 | 160 | 2 |
| 1885 | 211 | 4 |
| 1886 | 177 | 8 |
| 1891 | 221 | 7 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 17 | 5 |
| 1877 | 14 | 3 |
| 1878 | 17 | 1 |
| 1880 | 20 | 5 |
| 1885 | 21 | 9 |
| 1886 | 26 | 5 |
| 1889 | 36 | 2 |
| 1891 | 28 | 6 |
| 1892 | 28 | 5 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 3 | 6 |
| 1877 | 4 | 7 |
| 1878 | 7 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 | 2 |
| 1885 | 16 | 1 |
| 1887 | 13 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 2 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 | 1 |
| 1885 | 5 | 7 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 46 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 43 | 8 |
| 1878 | 29 | 5 |
| 1880 | 45 | 4 |
| 1887 | 88 | 6 |
| 1889 | 81 | 10 |
| 1891 | 95 | 2 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 61 | 8 |
| 1877 | 68 | 1 |
| 1878 | 44 | 3 |
| 1880 | 71 | 3 |
| 1885 | 119 | 2 |
| 1886 | 106 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 15 | 2 |
| 1877 | 20 | 1 |
| 1878 | 5 | 9 |
| 1880 | 21 | 1 |
| 1885 | 40 | 7 |
| 1886 | 39 | 9 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 22 | 4 |
| 1877 | 18 | 4 |
| 1878 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880 | 37 | 1 |
| 1885 | 42 | 3 |
| 1886 | 33 | 9 |
| 1889 | 46 | 7 |
| 1891 | 40 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.300 | 3 |
| 1889 | 0.321 | 3 |
| 1891 | 0.296 | 3 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.354 | 3 |
| 1889 | 0.372 | 10 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.442 | 4 |
| 1889 | 0.438 | 8 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.143 | 2 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.796 | 3 |
| 1889 | 0.810 | 10 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 70 | 1 |
| 1877 | 61 | 1 |
| 1878 | 60 | 3 |
| 1880 | 86 | 1 |
| 1885 | 112 | 3 |
| 1891 | 136 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 1880 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 1885 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 1886 | 2.8 | 10 |