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Al
Orth		  
Nickname: Smiling Al
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 5, 1872 in Tipton, IN.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 28 CLE AL $ 8,390,000 10 2 2 2 9 10 10 10 10 10
1902 29 CLE AL $ 8,390,000 10 2 2 2 9 10 9 10 10 10
1903 30 CHA AL $ 7,497,000 10 1 2 2 9 9 9 10 10 10
1904 31 CHA AL $ 7,497,000 10 1 1 1 9 9 9 10 10 10
1905 32 CHA AL $ 7,497,000 10 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9
1906 33 CHA AL $ 7,497,000 10 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9
1907 34 CHA AL $ 7,497,000 10 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 9 9
1908 35 SLN NL   10 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,390,000 10 2 2 2 9 10 10 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 28 CLE AL $ 8,390,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1902 29 CLE AL $ 8,390,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1903 30 CHA AL $ 7,497,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 31 CHA AL $ 7,497,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 32 CHA AL $ 7,497,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1906 33 CHA AL $ 7,497,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1907 34 CHA AL $ 7,497,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1908 35 SLN NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,390,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1896 23 PHI   15 10 .600 25   19 0 0 196.0 244 96   46 23 4.41  
1897 24 PHI   14 19 .424 36   29 2 0 282.3 349 145   82 64 4.62  
1898 25 PHI   15 13 .536 32   25 1 0 250.0 290 84   53 52 3.02  
1899 26 PHI   14 3 .824 21   13 3 1 144.7 149 40   19 35 2.49  
1900 27 PHI   14 14 .500 33   24 2 1 262.0 302 110   60 68 3.78  
1901 28 CLE AL 17 13 .567 35 35 27 1 0 304.0 283 86 6 35 79 2.55 .244 .272 .317 .589 24.6
1902 29 CLE AL 19 12 .613 35 35 28 2 0 301.3 318 93 13 21 55 2.78 .267 .285 .358 .644 26.6
1903 30 CHA AL 22 16 .579 41 41 33 3 0 348.7 358 144 13 50 119 3.72 .266 .321 .362 .683 24.4
1904 31 CHA AL 11 13 .458 38 22 15 0 4 203.3 281 110 3 37 46 4.87 .328 .361 .417 .778 5.4
1905 32 CHA AL 10 5 .667 28 19 12 0 0 176.0 177 55 11 23 47 2.81 .257 .287 .365 .652 13.1
1906 33 CHA AL 14 19 .424 39 39 13 1 0 312.3 344 134 6 73 100 3.86 .277 .324 .342 .666 8.2
1907 34 CHA AL 1 1 .500 6 2 0 0 0 21.7 24 10 0 7 11 4.16 .276 .347 .345 .692 0.2
1908 35 AA   14 11 .560 28 28 18 3 0 239.0 162 53 9 50 327 2.00 .189 .234 .270 .504  
7 Years Sim 94 79 .543 222 193 128 7 4 1667.3 1785 632 52 246 457 3.41 .272 .309 .357 .666 102.5
12 Years Pro 166 138 .546 369   238 15 6 2802.3 3119 1107   506 699 3.56  
1 Years AA 14 11 .560 28 28 18 3 0 239.0 162 53 9 50 327 2.00 .189 .234 .270 .504  
Season Average 13 11 .542 31 27 18 1 0 238.2 255 90 7 35 65 3.41 .272 .309 .357 .666  
Career Highs 22 19 .667 41 41 33 3 4 348.7 358 144 13 73 119 4.87 .328 .361 .417 .778  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1054 379 26 116 291   .264 .285 .344 .629
vs LH   731 253 26 130 166   .284 .318 .376 .694
Home 49 38 .563 112 95 65 4 2 843.0 908 311 16 118 221 3.32 .274 .299 .343 .642
Away 45 41 .523 110 98 63 3 2 824.3 877 321 36 128 236 3.50 .270 .297 .371 .668
Mar/Apr 9 5 .643 14 14 8 0 0 117.7 125 49 4 14 30 3.75 .274 .296 .366 .662
May 13 19 .406 40 36 22 2 0 292.0 369 132 7 38 70 4.07 .310 .332 .386 .718
June 14 15 .483 39 35 23 1 0 307.7 320 112 9 42 80 3.28 .264 .289 .345 .635
July 21 13 .618 41 33 27 1 2 297.3 292 106 10 45 85 3.21 .253 .281 .344 .626
August 21 13 .618 43 39 28 2 1 345.7 351 114 9 53 84 2.97 .263 .291 .342 .633
Sep/Oct 16 14 .533 45 36 22 1 1 307.0 328 119 13 54 108 3.49 .268 .299 .364 .663
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1896 23 PHI   25 82 12 21 3 3 1 13 2 0 3 11 .256 .282 .402 .685 9.2  
1897 24 PHI   53 152 26 50 7 4 1 17 5 0 3 0 .329 .342 .447 .789 21.8  
1898 25 PHI   39 123 17 36 6 4 1 14 1 0 3 0 .293 .310 .431 .740 15.3  
1899 26 PHI   22 62 5 13 3 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 .210 .222 .339 .561 4.6  
1900 27 PHI   39 129 6 40 4 1 1 21 2 0 2 0 .310 .321 .380 .700 14.9  
1901 28 CLE AL 35 104 10 21 0 0 0 7 2 4 2 9 .202 .215 .202 .417 2.6 0.0
1902 29 CLE AL 35 109 11 37 1 2 0 16 3 5 7 11 .339 .379 .385 .765 14.6 3.2
1903 30 CHA AL 41 131 19 30 1 0 0 10 2 2 2 33 .229 .255 .237 .492 7.6 0.0
1904 31 CHA AL 38 72 10 19 3 0 0 5 2 0 1 8 .264 .270 .306 .576 5.7 0.2
1905 32 CHA AL 28 66 4 14 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 11 .212 .235 .258 .493 3.6 0.0
1906 33 CHA AL 39 120 10 28 1 0 0 9 1 0 2 19 .233 .252 .242 .494 6.8 0.4
1907 34 CHA AL 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 .375 .286 .661 0.9 0.2
1908 35 AA   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
7 Years Sim 222 609 64 151 9 2 0 54 10 11 17 94 .248 .272 .269 .541 41.7 4.0
12 Years Pro 400 1157 130 311 32 15 5 124 22 11 29 105 .269 .287 .335 .622 107.5  
1 Years AA 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 444 46 110 6 1 0 39 7 8 12 68 .248 .272 .269 .541 30.4  
Career Highs 41 131 19 37 3 2 0 16 3 5 7 33 .339 .379 .385 .765 14.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   446 51 111 5 2 0 38 7 7 12 69 .249 .273 .269 .542 28.6
vs LH   163 13 40 4 0 0 16 3 4 5 25 .245 .268 .270 .538 10.0
Home 112 289 32 75 4 0 0 28 3 6 6 44 .260 .278 .273 .551 18.5
Away 110 320 32 76 5 2 0 26 7 5 11 50 .238 .266 .266 .532 20.2
RISP   167 0 36 4 0 0 52 0 0 7 32 .216 .251 .240 .491 8.7
Close/Late   68 8 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 11 .206 .250 .235 .485 3.4
Mar/Apr 14 45 4 9 3 0 0 7 2 0 1 10 .200 .229 .267 .496 2.4
May 38 111 10 25 1 0 0 6 2 2 2 16 .225 .237 .234 .471 4.9
June 39 113 11 21 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 18 .186 .207 .186 .393 1.7
July 41 106 12 37 2 0 0 15 3 4 7 12 .349 .397 .368 .764 14.0
August 42 125 15 36 2 1 0 16 1 1 2 21 .288 .299 .320 .619 11.0
Sep/Oct 45 109 12 23 1 1 0 5 2 2 3 17 .211 .232 .239 .471 4.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 28 CLE AL P 35 35 304.0 20 80 1 3 .990 2.96    
1902 29 CLE AL P 35 35 301.3 16 60 2 3 .974 2.27    
1903 30 CHA AL P 41 41 348.7 33 60 6 2 .939 2.40    
1904 31 CHA AL P 38 22 203.3 16 46 1 9 .984 2.74    
1905 32 CHA AL P 28 19 176.0 12 31 7 2 .860 2.20    
1906 33 CHA AL P 39 39 312.3 31 49 2 2 .976 2.31    
1907 34 CHA AL P 6 2 21.7 3 6 1 0 .900 3.74    
Career Totals   222 193 1667.3 131 332 20 21 .959 2.50    
Career Highs   41 41 348.7 33 80 7 9 .990 3.74    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1903 30 CHA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 27 15 0 4 8 7.50 .365 .397 .419 .816
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 27 15 0 4 8 7.50 .365 .397 .419 .816
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1903 30 CHA AL 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1901-4-2.55
1902-1-2.78
1905-3-2.81
 Wins
1902-5-19
1903-1-22
 Losses
1903-5-16
1906-7-19
 Winning Pct
1902-8-.613
 Saves
1904-8-4
 Games Pitched
1903-1-41
Games Started
1902-9-35
1903-1-41
 Complete Games
1902-8-28
1903-1-33
 Shutouts
1902-2-2
1903-1-3
 Innings Pitched
1902-9-301.3
1903-1-348.7
 Hits Allowed
1902-4-318
1903-2-358
1906-9-344
 Homeruns Allowed
1902-9-13
1903-3-13
1905-6-11
1906-5-6
Strikeouts
1903-7-119
 Walks per 9IP
1901-4-1.0
1902-1-0.6
1903-3-1.3
1904-5-1.6
1905-3-1.2
CAR-8-1.3
 Hits per 9IP
1905-10-9.1
 WHiP
1901-5-1.05
1902-3-1.13
1903-6-1.17
1905-4-1.14
CAR-39-1.22
 OAVG
1905-9-.257
 OOBP
1901-5-.272
1902-4-.285
1903-9-.321
1905-5-.287
OSLG
1901-9-.317
 OOPS
1901-7-.589
1903-10-.683
1905-8-.652
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  1. Rube Kisinger (956)
  2. Chet Brewer (955)
  3. Elmer Bliss (950)
  4. Deacon Phillippe (942)
  5. Jim Lyle (940)
  6. Win Kellum (939)
  7. Stan Yerkes (938)
  8. Jake Thielman (937)
  9. Cy Vorhees (931)
  10. Jack Chesbro (930)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Frank Lange (987)
  2. Bob Harmon (986)
  3. Ray Roberts (984)
  4. George Mogridge (984)
  5. Zaza Harvey (980)
  6. Joe Genewich (979)
  7. Syl Johnson (978)
  8. Snake Wiltse (976)
  9. Pete Donohue (971)
  10. Nixey Callahan (971)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1901
Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 11 on 5/4/1901
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1901, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/32/1902, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 1/4/1903 to a 5-year deal worth $7,497,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1903, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1906, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/8/1908 to a minor league contract
 
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