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Jim O'Rourke played 23 major-league seasons (1872-1904) as a OF (1,443), C (231), 1B (214), 3B (148), SS (40). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 23 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 22 | MID | 23 | 99 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .273 | .624 | 94 |
| 1873 | 23 | BS1 | 57 | 280 | 79 | 98 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .350 | .833 | 152 |
| 1874 | 24 | BS1 | 70 | 331 | 82 | 104 | 5 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .314 | .776 | 150 |
| 1875 | 25 | BS1 | 75 | 358 | 97 | 106 | 6 | 72 | 17 | 9 | 6 | .296 | .735 | 156 |
| 1876 | 26 | BSN | 70 | 312 | 61 | 102 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 17 | .327 | .778 | 160 |
| 1877 | 27 | BSN | 61 | 265 | 68 | 96 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .362 | .852 | 173 |
| 1878 | 28 | BSN | 60 | 255 | 44 | 71 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .278 | .704 | 134 |
| 1879 | 29 | PRO | 81 | 362 | 69 | 126 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 10 | .348 | .829 | 176 |
| 1880 | 30 | BSN | 86 | 363 | 71 | 100 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .275 | .756 | 156 |
| 1881 | 31 | BFN | 83 | 348 | 71 | 105 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 18 | .302 | .754 | 140 |
| 1882 | 32 | BFN | 84 | 370 | 62 | 104 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .281 | .676 | 118 |
| 1883 | 33 | BFN | 94 | 436 | 102 | 143 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .328 | .788 | 143 |
| 1884 | 34 | BFN | 108 | 467 | 119 | 162 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 35 | 17 | .347 | .872 | 178 |
| 1885 | 35 | NY1 | 112 | 477 | 119 | 143 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 21 | .300 | .796 | 162 |
| 1886 | 36 | NY1 | 105 | 440 | 106 | 136 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 39 | 21 | .309 | .768 | 140 |
| 1887 | 37 | NY1 | 103 | 397 | 73 | 113 | 3 | 88 | 46 | 36 | 11 | .285 | .762 | 116 |
| 1888 | 38 | NY1 | 107 | 409 | 50 | 112 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 30 | .274 | .690 | 126 |
| 1889 | 39 | NY1 | 128 | 502 | 89 | 161 | 3 | 81 | 33 | 40 | 34 | .321 | .810 | 132 |
| 1890 | 40 | NYP | 111 | 478 | 112 | 172 | 9 | 115 | 23 | 33 | 20 | .360 | .925 | 153 |
| 1891 | 41 | NY1 | 136 | 555 | 92 | 164 | 5 | 95 | 19 | 26 | 29 | .295 | .732 | 119 |
| 1892 | 42 | NY1 | 115 | 448 | 62 | 136 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 30 | 30 | .304 | .742 | 130 |
| 1893 | 43 | WAS | 129 | 547 | 75 | 157 | 2 | 95 | 15 | 49 | 26 | .287 | .711 | 93 |
| 1904 | 54 | NY1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | 59 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 33 | BFN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6.43 | 49 |
| 1884 | 34 | BFN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.84 | 105 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | SS | 15 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 27 | 1 |
| 1872 | C | 9 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1872 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1873 | 1B | 34 | 0 | 344 | 10 | 34 | 23 |
| 1873 | OF | 21 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1873 | C | 12 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1874 | 1B | 70 | 70 | 755 | 12 | 46 | 40 |
| 1875 | OF | 45 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
| 1875 | 3B | 27 | 0 | 26 | 55 | 34 | 3 |
| 1875 | 1B | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1875 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | OF | 68 | 0 | 154 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1876 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | OF | 60 | 0 | 112 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1877 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1878 | OF | 57 | 0 | 102 | 15 | 19 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | C | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1879 | OF | 56 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1B | 20 | 0 | 219 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 1879 | C | 5 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1879 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1880 | OF | 37 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1B | 19 | 0 | 141 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| 1880 | SS | 17 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 14 | 4 |
| 1880 | 3B | 10 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 1880 | C | 9 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 1881 | 3B | 56 | 0 | 85 | 80 | 36 | 8 |
| 1881 | OF | 18 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1881 | C | 8 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1881 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | OF | 81 | 0 | 140 | 15 | 24 | 3 |
| 1882 | C | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1883 | OF | 61 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1883 | C | 33 | 0 | 128 | 34 | 13 | 0 |
| 1883 | 3B | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1883 | SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 1883 | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | OF | 86 | 0 | 112 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1B | 18 | 0 | 208 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 1884 | C | 10 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1884 | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1885 | OF | 112 | 0 | 162 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 1885 | C | 8 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1886 | OF | 63 | 0 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 1886 | C | 47 | 0 | 250 | 83 | 19 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1887 | C | 40 | 0 | 137 | 66 | 25 | 4 |
| 1887 | 3B | 38 | 0 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 2 |
| 1887 | OF | 28 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1888 | OF | 87 | 0 | 130 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 1888 | C | 15 | 0 | 77 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 1888 | 1B | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1888 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1889 | OF | 128 | 0 | 165 | 18 | 22 | 2 |
| 1889 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | OF | 111 | 0 | 175 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 1891 | OF | 126 | 0 | 195 | 18 | 22 | 1 |
| 1891 | C | 14 | 0 | 49 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 1892 | OF | 111 | 0 | 146 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| 1892 | C | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1892 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1893 | OF | 87 | 0 | 174 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1B | 33 | 0 | 277 | 19 | 9 | 15 |
| 1893 | C | 9 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 1904 | C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Jim O'Rourke ranks on 3 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #76 | left fielders | 1884 | 178 OPS+ |
| #78 | center fielders | 1877 | 173 OPS+ |
| #79 | right fielders | 1879 | 176 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.