Player
Jim O'Rourke HOF 1945
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Henry
- Born
-
September 1, 1850
Bridgeport, CT, USA - Died
- January 8, 1919
- Size
- 5'8" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 26, 1872
- Final Game
- September 22, 1904
- Career
- 33 years
Teams
- Middletown Mansfields 1872-1872
- Boston Red Stockings 1873-1875
- Boston Braves 1876-1880
- Providence Grays 1879-1879
- Buffalo Bisons 1881-1884
- New York Giants 1885-1904
- New York Giants 1890-1890
- Washington Nationals 1893-1893
Career Batting
1,999
G
.310
AVG
2,639
H
62
HR
1,208
RBI
.772
OPS
139
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
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Career Pitching
0-1
W-L
4.12
ERA
6
G
4
SO
2
SV
0.97
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 1 | 2.84 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12.1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | NL | 12.7 | 2.13 | 0.71 | 0.632 | |
| 1883 | NL | 7.0 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.571 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | New York Giants | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1893 | Washington Senators | 129 | 547 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 75 | .287 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | 115 | 448 | 136 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 62 | .304 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | 136 | 555 | 164 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 92 | .295 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | 111 | 478 | 172 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 112 | .360 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 128 | 502 | 161 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 89 | .321 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 107 | 409 | 112 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 50 | .274 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 103 | 397 | 113 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 73 | .285 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 105 | 440 | 136 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 106 | .309 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 112 | 477 | 143 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 119 | .300 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 108 | 467 | 162 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 119 | .347 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 94 | 436 | 143 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 102 | .328 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 84 | 370 | 104 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 62 | .281 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 83 | 348 | 105 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 71 | .302 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | 86 | 363 | 100 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 71 | .275 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 81 | 362 | 126 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 69 | .348 |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps | 60 | 255 | 71 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 44 | .278 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | 61 | 265 | 96 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 68 | .362 |
| 1876 | Boston Red Caps | 70 | 312 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 61 | .327 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 75 | 358 | 106 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 97 | .296 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | 70 | 331 | 104 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 82 | .314 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | 57 | 280 | 98 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 79 | .350 |
| 1872 | Middletown Mansfields | 23 | 99 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .273 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | NL | 4 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.0 | |
| 1893 | NL | 604 | .070 | .299 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 93 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| 1892 | NL | 483 | .085 | .325 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 130 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1891 | NL | 587 | .103 | .305 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 119 | 6.0 | ✓ |
| 1890 | PL | 519 | .155 | .363 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 153 | 11.0 | ✓ |
| 1889 | NL | 543 | .118 | .340 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 132 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| 1888 | NL | 436 | .098 | .288 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 126 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| 1887 | NL | 438 | .126 | .287 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 115 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 1886 | NL | 479 | .093 | .323 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 139 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| 1885 | NL | 517 | .143 | .306 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 160 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| 1884 | NL | 502 | .133 | .353 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 174 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 451 | .110 | .337 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 141 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 383 | .089 | .287 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 117 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 375 | .101 | .318 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 140 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 384 | .165 | .269 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 156 | 11.3 | ✓ |
| 1879 | NL | 375 | .111 | .356 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 176 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| 1878 | NL | 260 | .133 | .300 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 134 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 1877 | NL | 285 | .083 | .375 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 173 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1876 | NL | 327 | .093 | .341 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 160 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 367 | .126 | .289 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 156 | 11.9 | ✓ |
| 1874 | NA | 335 | .139 | .308 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 150 | 11.4 | ✓ |
| 1873 | NA | 295 | .100 | .351 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 152 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| 1872 | NA | 103 | .051 | .273 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 94 | 0.0 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | New York Giants | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| 1893 | Washington Senators | 1B | 33 | 277 | 19 | 9 | 15 | .970 |
| 1893 | Washington Senators | C | 9 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .946 |
| 1893 | Washington Senators | OF | 87 | 174 | 16 | 15 | 2 | .927 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .889 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | C | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .952 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | OF | 111 | 146 | 11 | 15 | 1 | .913 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | C | 14 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 2 | .949 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | OF | 126 | 195 | 18 | 22 | 1 | .906 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | OF | 111 | 175 | 25 | 15 | 3 | .930 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | OF | 128 | 165 | 18 | 22 | 2 | .893 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 1B | 4 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .978 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 3B | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | C | 15 | 77 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .952 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | OF | 87 | 130 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .960 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 2B | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 3B | 38 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 2 | .842 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | C | 40 | 137 | 66 | 25 | 4 | .890 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | OF | 28 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .931 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 1B | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | C | 47 | 250 | 83 | 19 | 3 | .946 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | OF | 63 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 1 | .926 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | C | 8 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .852 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | OF | 112 | 162 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .940 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 18 | 208 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .937 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 10 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 86 | 112 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .894 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .667 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 33 | 128 | 34 | 13 | 0 | .926 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 61 | 89 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .866 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .762 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 81 | 140 | 15 | 24 | 3 | .866 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 56 | 85 | 80 | 36 | 8 | .821 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 8 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .822 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 18 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .914 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 19 | 141 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .929 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | 3B | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .941 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | C | 9 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .827 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 37 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .907 |
| 1880 | Boston Red Caps | SS | 17 | 20 | 56 | 14 | 4 | .844 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 1B | 20 | 219 | 1 | 11 | 4 | .952 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 3B | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | C | 5 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .891 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | OF | 56 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 2 | .785 |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps | C | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .824 |
| 1878 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 57 | 102 | 15 | 19 | 4 | .860 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .857 |
| 1877 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 60 | 112 | 9 | 22 | 0 | .846 |
| 1876 | Boston Red Caps | 1B | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 |
| 1876 | Boston Red Caps | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1876 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 68 | 154 | 7 | 27 | 1 | .856 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 6 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .917 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | 3B | 27 | 26 | 55 | 34 | 3 | .704 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1875 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 45 | 72 | 8 | 20 | 1 | .800 |
| 1874 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 70 | 755 | 12 | 46 | 40 | .943 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 34 | 344 | 10 | 34 | 23 | .912 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | C | 12 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .902 |
| 1873 | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .625 |
| 1872 | Middletown Mansfields | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 |
| 1872 | Middletown Mansfields | 3B | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
| 1872 | Middletown Mansfields | C | 9 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .725 |
| 1872 | Middletown Mansfields | SS | 15 | 18 | 57 | 27 | 1 | .735 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 19 | 72 | 22 | 2 | 8 | .306 | ||
| 1889 | World Series | New York Giants | 9 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 7 | .389 |
| 1888 | World Series | New York Giants | 10 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
Managerial record: 246-258 (.488)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Washington Senators | NL | 130 | 40 | 89 | .310 | 12 | Player-Mgr |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 115 | 64 | 47 | .577 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 98 | 52 | 45 | .536 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 84 | 45 | 39 | .536 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 83 | 45 | 38 | .542 | 3 | Player-Mgr |