Al Orth

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895-1909)

W–L 204–189
ERA 3.37
WHIP 1.26
SO 948
Pitcher PIV 16903.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
9/5/1872 in Sedalia, MO, USA
Died
10/8/1948 in Lynchburg, VA, USA
MLB Debut
1895-08-15
Last Game
1909-09-20

Full name: Albert Lewis Orth

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
204 189 440 394 324 31 6 3354.7 3,564 1,256 75 661 948 3.37 16903.8

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 3.19 across their career seasons — 5.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1895 PHI NL 8 1 11 10 9 0 1 88.0 103 38 22 25 3.89 4.77 (+19%) 2114.0
1896 PHI NL 15 10 25 23 19 0 0 196.0 244 96 46 23 4.41 4.36 (-1%) -552.8
1897 PHI NL 14 19 36 34 29 2 0 282.3 349 145 82 64 4.62 4.30 (-7%) -331.6
1898 PHI NL 15 13 32 28 25 1 0 250.0 290 84 53 52 3.02 3.59 (+16%) 2741.1
1899 PHI NL 14 3 21 15 13 3 1 144.7 149 40 19 35 2.49 3.85 (+35%) 3510.7
1900 PHI NL 14 14 33 30 24 2 1 262.0 302 110 60 68 3.78 3.68 (-3%) 2428.9
1901 PHI NL 20 12 35 33 30 6 1 281.7 250 71 32 92 2.27 3.49 (+35%) 4879.3
1902 WS1 AL 19 18 38 37 36 1 0 324.0 367 143 40 76 3.97 3.17 (-25%) -1646.6
1903 WS1 AL 10 22 36 32 30 2 2 279.7 326 135 62 88 4.34 3.10 (-40%) -900.6
1904 WS1 AL 3 4 10 7 7 0 0 73.7 88 39 15 23 4.76 2.66 (-79%) -406.4
1904 NYA AL 11 6 20 18 11 2 0 137.7 122 41 19 47 2.68 2.66 (-1%) 1579.0
1905 NYA AL 18 16 40 37 26 6 0 305.3 273 97 61 121 2.86 2.82 (-1%) 640.7
1906 NYA AL 27 17 45 39 36 3 0 338.7 317 88 66 133 2.34 2.68 (+13%) 3796.8
1907 NYA AL 14 21 36 33 21 2 0 248.7 244 72 53 78 2.61 2.50 (-4%) 863.0
1908 NYA AL 2 13 21 17 8 1 0 139.3 134 53 30 22 3.42 2.40 (-43%) -1811.8
1909 NYA AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 1 1 12.00 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 204 189 440 394 324 31 6 3,354.2 3,564 1,256 661 948 3.37 — 16,904

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
602 1,698 183 464 61 30 12 184 30 51 166 .273 .298 .366 .663 -790

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 7.5% below league average.

Career SLG .366 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OPS .663 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1895 PHI NL 11 45 8 16 4 0 1 13 0 1 6 .356 — — — — 0.0
1896 PHI NL 25 82 12 21 3 3 1 13 2 3 11 .256 .290 (-12%) .354 (-20%) .387 (+4%) .741 (-8%) -145.6
1897 PHI NL 53 152 26 50 7 4 1 17 5 3 8 .329 .291 (+13%) .354 (-3%) .387 (+16%) .741 (+6%) 104.1
1898 PHI NL 39 123 17 36 6 4 1 14 1 3 15 .293 .270 (+8%) .333 (-7%) .347 (+24%) .680 (+9%) 90.9
1899 PHI NL 22 62 5 13 3 1 1 5 2 1 3 .210 .282 (-26%) .343 (-35%) .366 (-8%) .710 (-21%) -235.5
1900 PHI NL 39 129 6 40 4 1 1 21 2 2 16 .310 .279 (+11%) .338 (-4%) .366 (+4%) .705 (avg) -26.1
1901 PHI NL 41 128 14 36 6 0 1 15 3 3 11 .281 .271 (+3%) .326 (-7%) .359 (-2%) .686 (-5%) -107.1
1902 WS1 AL 56 175 20 38 3 2 2 10 2 9 10 .217 .266 (-19%) .321 (-21%) .343 (-15%) .665 (-18%) -487.1
1903 WS1 AL 55 162 19 49 9 7 0 11 3 4 13 .302 .261 (+16%) .316 (+2%) .345 (+29%) .662 (+16%) 318.8
1904 WS1 AL 31 102 7 22 3 1 0 11 2 1 14 .216 .246 (-13%) .300 (-21%) .321 (-18%) .622 (-19%) -287.7
1904 NYA AL 24 64 6 19 1 1 0 7 2 0 7 .297 .246 (+20%) .300 (+2%) .321 (+7%) .622 (+5%) -287.7
1905 NYA AL 55 131 13 24 3 1 1 8 2 4 22 .183 .248 (-26%) .307 (-31%) .322 (-24%) .629 (-27%) -528.5
1906 NYA AL 47 135 12 37 2 2 1 17 2 6 8 .274 .247 (+11%) .307 (-1%) .315 (+8%) .622 (+4%) 43.5
1907 NYA AL 44 105 11 34 6 0 1 13 1 4 6 .324 .245 (+32%) .304 (+16%) .308 (+33%) .613 (+25%) 360.7
1908 NYA AL 38 69 4 20 1 2 0 4 0 2 7 .290 .240 (+20%) .298 (+4%) .306 (+18%) .605 (+11%) 81.8
1909 NYA AL 22 34 3 9 0 1 0 5 1 5 9 .265 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 602 1,698 183 464 61 30 12 184 30 51 166 .273 — — — — -1,106

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26570970193566.272
Away25771767186471.259

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1851417.214503302584672.09
Away1831367.114063382493882.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1909-09-20 NYYCLEW 210000000
1909-09-14 NYYPHAL 100000000
1909-09-13 NYYPHAL 100000001
1909-09-08 NYYPHAL 000000010
1909-09-06 NYYBOSL 100000000
1909-09-06 NYYBOSW 111000000
1909-08-31 NYYCLEL 100000001
1909-08-29 NYYDETL 101000000
1909-08-28 NYYDETL 101000000
1909-08-26 NYYSLAW 101010300

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1909-09-20 NYYCLE — 3.0644110
1908-08-18 NYYDET — 3.0100010
1908-08-14 NYYCLE L 7.0730311
1908-07-30 NYYCLE L 13.11330210
1908-07-26 NYYDET — 5.2110210
1908-07-23 NYYCHW L 5.1950000
1908-07-21 NYYCHW — 5.1740020
1908-07-17 NYYSLA — 2.0320000
1908-07-09 NYYDET — 5.0850100
1908-07-06 NYYPHA L 5.1430230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 1 39 3 4 0
2B 6 6 10 16 0 0
OF 55 24 87 7 14 0
P 440 152 172 957 83 18
SS 8 0 11 11 2 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1895 PHI P 11 0 2 14 3 0
1896 PHI P 25 0 10 54 7 2
1897 PHI OF 6 0 11 1 1 0
1897 PHI P 36 0 9 69 6 1
1898 PHI OF 1 0 1 1 0 0
1898 PHI P 32 0 8 62 3 1
1899 PHI OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1899 PHI P 21 0 4 19 6 0
1900 PHI OF 3 0 8 0 0 0
1900 PHI P 33 0 15 68 5 3
1901 PHI OF 4 0 4 0 0 0
1901 PHI P 35 0 21 83 6 2
1902 WS1 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1902 WS1 OF 13 0 20 2 2 0
1902 WS1 P 38 0 25 95 10 3
1902 WS1 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1903 WS1 1B 2 0 23 1 1 0
1903 WS1 OF 4 0 4 0 3 0
1903 WS1 P 36 0 17 86 9 0
1903 WS1 SS 7 0 11 11 2 3
1904 WS1 OF 18 19 30 1 7 0
1904 WS1 P 10 7 8 25 1 0
1904 NYA OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1904 NYA P 20 18 12 48 2 1
1905 NYA 1B 1 1 15 2 3 0
1905 NYA OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1905 NYA P 40 37 13 96 7 1
1906 NYA OF 1 1 0 2 0 0
1906 NYA P 45 39 13 101 8 1
1907 NYA OF 1 1 2 0 1 0
1907 NYA P 36 33 9 95 9 1
1908 NYA P 21 17 6 42 1 2
1909 NYA 2B 6 6 10 16 0 0
1909 NYA P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 440
First Base 5
Second Base 6
Shortstop 8
Left Field 21
Center Field 23
Right Field 13

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Al Orth (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Freddie Fitzsimmons
    217-146, 3.51 ERA
  2. 95
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  3. 93
    Lee Meadows
    188-180, 3.37 ERA
  4. 93
    Jesse Haines HOF
    210-158, 3.64 ERA
  5. 91
    Larry French
    197-171, 3.44 ERA
  6. 91
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Orth

What years did Al Orth play?
Al Orth played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1909.
Was Al Orth a pitcher?
Yes. Al Orth pitched in the major leagues, recording 204 wins and 948 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Orth hit?
Al Orth hit 12 career home runs with 464 hits.