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.

What teams did Al Orth play for?

Al Orth played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1895–1901), the Washington Senators (1902–1904), and the New York Highlanders (1904–1909).

What were Al Orth's career stats?

In 440 games, Al Orth went 204-189 with a 3.37 ERA, 948 strikeouts, 3,354.2 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 464 hits and 12 home runs.

What position did Al Orth play?

Al Orth played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Al Orth and how much did he weigh?

Al Orth was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.

What was Al Orth's career ERA?

Al Orth finished with a 3.37 career ERA, going 204-189 with 948 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Al Orth have?

Al Orth recorded 948 career strikeouts.

Is Al Orth in the Hall of Fame?

No. Al Orth has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Al Orth

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

Al Orth was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1909 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Washington Senators, and the New York Yankees, a span of 15 seasons. Across 440 career appearances, he went 204-189 with a 3.37 ERA and 948 strikeouts. He also batted .273 with 12 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16903.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

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

Al Orth — 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	3354.2	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

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Al Orth Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	282.1	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	144.2	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	281.2	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	279.2	326	135	62	88	4.34	3.10 (-40%)	-900.6
1904	WS1	AL	3	4	10	7	7	0	0	73.2	88	39	15	23	4.76	2.66 (-79%)	-406.4
1904	NYA	AL	11	6	20	18	11	2	0	137.2	122	41	19	47	2.68	2.66 (-1%)	1579.0
1905	NYA	AL	18	16	40	37	26	6	0	305.1	273	97	61	121	2.86	2.82 (-1%)	640.7
1906	NYA	AL	27	17	45	39	36	3	0	338.2	317	88	66	133	2.34	2.68 (+13%)	3796.8
1907	NYA	AL	14	21	36	33	21	2	0	248.2	244	72	53	78	2.61	2.50 (-4%)	863.0
1908	NYA	AL	2	13	21	17	8	1	0	139.1	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

Al Orth — 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

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Al Orth Stats, Bio & Career Records
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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Batting — Home / Away

Al Orth — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	265	709	70	193	5	66	.272
Away	257	717	67	186	4	71	.259

Pitching — Home / Away

Al Orth — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	185	1417.2	1450	330	258	467	2.09
Away	183	1367.1	1406	338	249	388	2.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Orth — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-09-20	NYY	CLE	W	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-14	NYY	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-13	NYY	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1909-09-08	NYY	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1909-09-06	NYY	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-06	NYY	BOS	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1909-08-31	NYY	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1909-08-29	NYY	DET	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1909-08-28	NYY	DET	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1909-08-26	NYY	SLA	W	1	0	1	1	3	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Al Orth — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-09-20	NYY	CLE	—	3.0	6	4	4	1	1	0
1908-08-18	NYY	DET	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1908-08-14	NYY	CLE	L	7.0	7	3	0	3	1	1
1908-07-30	NYY	CLE	L	13.1	13	3	0	2	1	0
1908-07-26	NYY	DET	—	5.2	1	1	0	2	1	0
1908-07-23	NYY	CHW	L	5.1	9	5	0	0	0	0
1908-07-21	NYY	CHW	—	5.1	7	4	0	0	2	0
1908-07-17	NYY	SLA	—	2.0	3	2	0	0	0	0
1908-07-09	NYY	DET	—	5.0	8	5	0	1	0	0
1908-07-06	NYY	PHA	L	5.1	4	3	0	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Orth — 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

Al Orth — 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

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Al Orth Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	440
First Base	5
Second Base	6
Shortstop	8
Left Field	21
Center Field	23
Right Field	13

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Al Orth: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 15, 1895 and the final game on September 20, 1909, Al Orth built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Phillies (1895 through 1901), the Washington Senators (1902 to 1904), and the New York Highlanders (1904 to 1909). Listed as a pitcher, Orth hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-0 and 200 pounds. Orth was born on September 5, 1872, in Sedalia, MO, USA. Orth died on October 8, 1948, in Lynchburg, VA, USA. Al Orth was the playing name; the full given name is Albert Lewis.

Orth's career pitching line is 204 wins, 189 losses and a 3.37 ERA over 440 appearances. Orth had 948 strikeouts, 324 complete games, and 31 shutouts. The league ERA over Orth's seasons was 3.19, so the 3.37 figure ran 5.8% worse than average. 1906 brought Orth a season-high 27 wins. 1901 was Orth's sharpest full season, a 2.27 ERA against the league's 3.49.

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.
What teams did Al Orth play for?: Al Orth played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1895–1901), the Washington Senators (1902–1904), and the New York Highlanders (1904–1909).
What were Al Orth's career stats?: In 440 games, Al Orth went 204-189 with a 3.37 ERA, 948 strikeouts, 3,354.2 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 464 hits and 12 home runs.
What position did Al Orth play?: Al Orth played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Al Orth and how much did he weigh?: Al Orth was listed at 6 feet and 200 pounds.
What was Al Orth's career ERA?: Al Orth finished with a 3.37 career ERA, going 204-189 with 948 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Al Orth have?: Al Orth recorded 948 career strikeouts.
Is Al Orth in the Hall of Fame?: No. Al Orth has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.