Orval Overall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1913)

Orval Overall was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1913 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 9 seasons. Across 218 career appearances, he went 108-71 with a 2.23 ERA and 935 strikeouts. He also batted .179 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9874.6.

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

W–L 108–71
ERA 2.23
WHIP 1.16
SO 935
Pitcher PIV 9874.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 214 lb
Born
2/2/1881 in Farmersville, CA, USA
Died
7/14/1947 in Fresno, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1905-04-16
Last Game
1913-07-29
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Career Pitching Statistics

Orval Overall — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
108 71 218 182 133 30 12 1535.1 1,232 381 16 551 935 2.23 9874.6

Career ERA 2.23 vs. league average 2.69 across their career seasons — 16.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Orval Overall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1905 CIN NL 18 23 42 39 32 2 0 318.0 290 101 147 173 2.86 2.82 (-1%) -2384.5
1906 CIN NL 4 5 13 10 6 0 0 82.1 77 39 46 33 4.26 2.68 (-59%) -1807.9
1906 CHN NL 12 3 18 14 13 2 1 144.0 116 30 51 94 1.88 2.68 (+30%) 1374.9
1907 CHN NL 23 7 36 30 26 8 3 268.1 201 50 69 141 1.68 2.50 (+33%) 2364.1
1908 CHN NL 15 11 37 27 16 4 4 225.0 165 48 78 167 1.92 2.40 (+20%) 3044.8
1909 CHN NL 20 11 38 32 23 9 3 285.0 204 45 80 205 1.42 2.55 (+44%) 5872.5
1910 CHN NL 12 6 23 21 11 4 1 144.2 106 43 54 92 2.68 2.79 (+4%) 1452.2
1913 CHN NL 4 5 11 9 6 1 0 68.0 73 25 26 30 3.31 3.07 (-8%) -41.5
Career · 8 seasons 108 71 218 182 133 30 12 1,535.1 1,232 381 551 935 2.23 — 9,875

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

Orval Overall — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
221 526 39 94 20 6 2 46 4 29 95 .179 .227 .251 .478 -1,432

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 27.9% below league average.

Career OBP .227 vs. league average .310 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career SLG .251 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OPS .478 vs. league average .630 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Orval Overall — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1905 CIN NL 42 117 8 17 3 2 0 10 2 5 28 .145 .248 (-41%) .307 (-37%) .322 (-36%) .629 (-37%) -623.8
1906 CIN NL 13 31 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .194 — — — — 0.0
1906 CHN NL 18 53 6 9 1 0 0 3 1 2 13 .170 .247 (-31%) .307 (-35%) .315 (-40%) .622 (-38%) 0.0
1907 CHN NL 36 94 6 20 4 2 0 9 0 3 11 .213 .245 (-13%) .304 (-22%) .308 (-4%) .613 (-13%) -206.6
1908 CHN NL 38 70 3 9 1 1 0 9 1 5 9 .129 .240 (-47%) .298 (-34%) .306 (-44%) .605 (-39%) -370.4
1909 CHN NL 38 96 7 22 6 1 2 11 0 7 20 .229 .244 (-6%) .306 (-8%) .312 (+20%) .618 (+6%) 50.0
1910 CHN NL 25 41 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 .122 — — — — 0.0
1913 CHN NL 11 24 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 221 526 39 94 20 6 2 46 4 29 95 .179 — — — — -1,151

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Orval Overall — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Orval Overall — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1910 WS CHN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1908 WS CHN 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
1907 WS CHN 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200
1906 WS CHN 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Orval Overall — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 8 5 0 51.1 37 9 15 35 1.58

Playoff Pitching by Year

Orval Overall — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1910 WS CHN 0 1 1 1 0 3.0 6 3 1 1 9.00
1908 WS CHN 2 0 3 2 0 18.1 7 2 7 15 0.98
1907 WS CHN 1 0 2 2 0 18.0 14 2 4 11 1.00
1906 WS CHN 0 0 2 0 0 12.0 10 2 3 8 1.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Orval Overall — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home111244213918.160
Away1102831855136.194

Pitching — Home / Away

Orval Overall — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home109773.1601492914720.57
Away108762.0631502594800.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Orval Overall — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-07-29 CHCBSNL 101100000
1913-07-26 CHCBSNL 302100001
1913-07-21 CHCBSNW 401000100
1913-07-14 CHCBROL 100000000
1913-07-06 CHCSTLL 000000000
1913-06-09 CHCNY1L 000000000
1913-06-04 CHCBSNW 300000001
1913-05-27 CHCSTLW 301000000
1913-05-20 CHCBSNW 411000000
1913-05-15 CHCPHIL 200000121

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Orval Overall — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1913-07-29 CHCBSN L 3.0654110
1913-07-26 CHCBSN L 9.0622360
1913-07-21 CHCBSN W 9.0822370
1913-07-14 CHCBRO — 4.0732000
1913-07-06 CHCSTL L 2.0644100
1913-06-09 CHCNY1 — 0.0000000
1913-06-04 CHCBSN W 9.0500160
1913-05-27 CHCSTL W 9.0511310
1913-05-20 CHCBSN W 9.0833541
1913-05-15 CHCPHI L 9.11365440

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Orval Overall — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 218 173 64 401 29 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Orval Overall — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 CIN P 42 39 10 82 13 2
1906 CIN P 13 10 2 18 3 1
1906 CHN P 18 14 6 38 2 1
1907 CHN P 36 30 14 76 3 2
1908 CHN P 37 27 13 51 5 1
1909 CHN P 38 32 12 69 3 3
1910 CHN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1910 CHN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1910 CHN P 23 21 5 43 0 0
1913 CHN P 11 0 2 24 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Orval Overall — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 217
First Base 1
Right Field 1

College History

Orval Overall — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley Berkeley CA 1901, 1902, 1903

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Orval Overall (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeff Tesreau
    115-72, 2.43 ERA
  2. 81
    Willie Foster HOF
    125-60, 2.66 ERA
  3. 72
    Jim Scott
    107-113, 2.30 ERA
  4. 69
    Jake Weimer
    97-69, 2.23 ERA
  5. 59
    Carl Lundgren
    91-55, 2.42 ERA
  6. 59
    Bullet Rogan HOF
    117-52, 2.74 ERA

Orval Overall: the record in brief

April 16, 1905 and July 29, 1913 bracket Orval Overall's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1905 to 1906) and the Chicago Cubs (1906 through 1913). Overall played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 2, 1881, in Farmersville, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'2" and 214 pounds. Overall died on July 14, 1947, in Fresno, CA, USA.

Overall went 108-71 with a 2.23 ERA in 218 games, 182 of them starts. The same table counts 935 strikeouts, 133 complete games, 30 shutouts, and 12 saves. That 2.23 ERA compares with a 2.69 league average across the same seasons, 16.8% better. Overall won 23 games in 1907, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 205 in 1909. 1909 was Overall's sharpest full season, a 1.42 ERA against the league's 2.55.

Frequently Asked Questions about Orval Overall

What years did Orval Overall play?
Orval Overall played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1913.
Was Orval Overall a pitcher?
Yes. Orval Overall pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 935 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Orval Overall hit?
Orval Overall hit 2 career home runs with 94 hits.
What teams did Orval Overall play for?
Orval Overall played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1905–1906) and the Chicago Cubs (1906–1910, 1913).
What were Orval Overall's career stats?
In 218 games, Orval Overall went 108-71 with a 2.23 ERA, 935 strikeouts, 1,535.1 innings pitched, and 12 saves. At the plate he had 94 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Orval Overall play?
Orval Overall played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Orval Overall and how much did he weigh?
Orval Overall was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 214 pounds.
What was Orval Overall's career ERA?
Orval Overall finished with a 2.23 career ERA, going 108-71 with 935 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Orval Overall have?
Orval Overall recorded 935 career strikeouts.
Is Orval Overall in the Hall of Fame?
No. Orval Overall has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.