Andre Dawson vs. Jim O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Andre Dawson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Andre Dawson and Jim O'Rourke are closely matched on the surface stats. Andre Dawson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.814 vs .775) and slugging (.482 vs .422). Jim O'Rourke had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 vs .332). By the career numbers, Andre Dawson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andre Dawson and Jim O'Rourke

Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2627
146.36
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1999
132.5
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10769
600
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9052
600
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9927
553.09
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8503
563.61
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2774
154.55
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2639
174.92
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1735
96.67
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1960
129.92
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
28.02
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
31.02
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
5.46
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.88
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
24.4
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.11
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
57.89
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
679
45.01
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1546.13
86.14
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1299.25
86.12
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4787
266.71
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3591
238.02
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3474
193.56
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3188
211.31
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1373
76.5
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1729
114.6
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1591
88.64
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
80.07
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
140.74
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2875
190.57
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1550.15
86.37
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1428.65
94.7
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.18
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.39
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
32.82
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
34
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
7.97
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1509
84.07
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
23.99
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.01
25.01
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.34
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
6.57
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
217
12.09
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.4
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
17.49
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
229
15.18
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
6.07
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.8
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
23.57
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
241
15.97
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
74.23
74.23
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.02
95.02

Fielding Stats for Andre Dawson and Jim O'Rourke

Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.04
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
1.06
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.03
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.05
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60159
27
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53073
27
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20053
9
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17691
9
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5158
2.31
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5494
2.79
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
0.48
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.04
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
0.36
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
2.43
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
3.63
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5315
2.39
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6445
3.28
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.28
98.28
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.288
2.288
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.093
3.093
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.01
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.09
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.1
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.03
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.02