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Charlie O'Brien
Charles Hugh O'Brien

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School Wichita State University

Debut June 2, 1985
  vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 21, 2000
Born May 1, 1960 in Tulsa, OK

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 25 OAK AL  16   11    3    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .273  .429  .364  129    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1987 27 MIL AL  10   35    2    7   3  1   0    0   0  1   4   4  .200  .282  .343   63   12   1   0   0   0   0
 1988 28 MIL AL  40  118   12   26   6  0   2    9   0  1   5  16  .220  .252  .322   59   38   4   0   0   0   3
 1989 29 MIL AL  62  188   22   44  10  0   6   35   0  0  21  11  .234  .339  .383  105   72   8   0   1   9  11
 1990 30 TOT     74  213   17   38  10  2   0   20   0  0  21  34  .178  .259  .244   42   52  10   2   3   3   4
         MIL AL  46  145   11   27   7  2   0   11   0  0  11  26  .186  .253  .262   46   38   8   0   1   2   3
         NYM NL  28   68    6   11   3  0   0    9   0  0  10   8  .162  .272  .206   34   14   2   2   2   1   1
 1991 31 NYM NL  69  168   16   31   6  0   2   14   0  2  17  25  .185  .272  .256   51   43   0   2   1   4   5
 1992 32 NYM NL  68  156   15   33  12  0   2   13   0  1  16  18  .212  .289  .327   75   51   4   0   1   1   4
 1993 33 NYM NL  67  188   15   48  11  0   4   23   1  1  14  14  .255  .312  .378   85   71   3   1   1   2   4
 1994 34 ATL NL  51  152   24   37  11  0   8   28   0  0  15  24  .243  .322  .474  103   72   1   1   2   3   5
 1995 35 ATL NL  67  198   18   45   7  0   9   23   0  1  29  40  .227  .343  .399   93   79   0   0   2   6   8
 1996 36 TOR AL 109  324   33   77  17  0  13   44   0  1  29  68  .238  .331  .410   87  133   3   2   1  17   8
 1997 37 TOR AL  69  225   22   49  15  1   4   27   0  2  22  45  .218  .311  .347   73   78   3   6   1  11   6
 1998 38 TOT AL  62  175   13   45   9  0   4   18   0  0  10  33  .257  .300  .377   77   66   3   3   0   2   3
         CHW AL  57  164   12   43   9  0   4   18   0  0   9  31  .262  .303  .390   81   64   3   3   0   2   3
         ANA AL   5   11    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .182  .250  .182   15    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 39 ANA AL  27   62    3    6   0  0   1    4   0  0   1  12  .097  .136  .145  -27    9   1   1   0   2   1
 2000 40 MON NL   9   19    1    4   1  0   1    2   0  0   2   7  .211  .286  .421   74    8   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     800 2232  216  493 119  4  56  261   1 10 209 354  .221  .303  .353   75  788  41  18  14  60  62
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        452   44  100  24  1  11   53   0  2  42  72  .221  .303  .353   75  160   8   4   3  12  13
 Career High    109  324   33   77  17  2  13   44   1  2  29  68  .238  .343  .410   93  133  10   6   3  17  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 25 OAK AL   14    8    2   6.7    92| .273  .252| .429  .316| .364  .391| .793  .707| 129  .666   0.7   0.1   0%
 1987 27 MIL AL   40   30    3   2.7   108| .200  .269| .282  .337| .343  .431| .625  .768|  63  .242  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1988 28 MIL AL  127  100    9   2.4    95| .220  .260| .252  .326| .322  .392| .574  .718|  59  .249  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1989 29 MIL AL  226  163   23   3.8    92| .234  .260| .339  .324| .383  .382| .722  .707| 105  .437   1.9   0.2   0%
 1990 30 TOT     249  191   15   2.1    95| .178  .260| .259  .328| .244  .389| .503  .717|  42  .206 -16.6  -1.7   0%
         MIL AL  166  129   10   2.1    94| .186  .258| .253  .326| .262  .386| .515  .712|  46  .202 -10.8  -1.1   0%
         NYM NL   83   62    5   2.2    98| .162  .264| .272  .331| .206  .397| .478  .728|  34  .214  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1991 31 NYM NL  191  146   12   2.2    93| .185  .256| .272  .324| .256  .384| .528  .708|  51  .237 -10.7  -1.1   0%
 1992 32 NYM NL  177  132   15   3.1    91| .212  .258| .289  .323| .327  .380| .616  .703|  75  .368  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1993 33 NYM NL  208  149   22   4.0   103| .255  .270| .312  .335| .378  .411| .690  .746|  85  .428  -4.0  -0.4  50%
 1994 34 ATL NL  172  122   22   4.8   111| .243  .277| .322  .344| .474  .433| .796  .777| 103  .492   0.4   0.0   0%
 1995 35 ATL NL  233  162   27   4.5   109| .227  .274| .343  .344| .399  .427| .742  .771|  93  .464  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1996 36 TOR AL  375  261   45   4.6   115| .238  .276| .331  .349| .410  .443| .741  .792|  87  .414  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1997 37 TOR AL  267  193   25   3.5   108| .218  .270| .311  .339| .347  .427| .658  .766|  73  .326  -7.9  -0.7   0%
 1998 38 TOT AL  193  139   21   4.0   108| .257  .270| .300  .338| .377  .429| .677  .767|  77  .387  -6.0  -0.5   0%
         CHW AL  181  130   20   4.1   108| .262  .269| .303  .338| .390  .429| .693  .766|  81  .394  -4.6  -0.4   0%
         ANA AL   12    9    1   3.0   111| .182  .274| .250  .343| .182  .436| .432  .779|  15  .264  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1999 39 ANA AL   67   59    1   0.4   113| .097  .274| .136  .346| .145  .438| .281  .784| -27  .011 -12.3  -1.1   0%
 2000 40 MON NL   21   15    2   3.6   119| .211  .277| .286  .355| .421  .452| .707  .807|  74  .323  -0.9  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     2560 1870  244   3.5   104| .221  .267| .303  .336| .353  .413| .656  .749|  75  .359 -77.0  -7.5   9%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 25 OAK AL C 16 23 0 1 0 .958 .987 1.44 5.03 5.21 6.05 2 39.7 0 0 0 1 1987 27 MIL AL C 10 78 11 0 0 1.000 .988 8.90 5.49 8.80 6.74 10 91.0 1 2 5 9 1988 28 MIL AL C 40 210 20 2 4 .991 .989 5.75 5.28 6.43 6.22 36 322.0 1 11 19 11 1989 29 MIL AL C 62 314 36 5 5 .986 .989 5.65 5.20 5.95 6.24 61 529.0 1 8 32 18 1990 30 TOT C 74 408 45 5 6 .989 .989 6.12 5.39 6.88 6.50 67 592.7 4 23 40 30 MIL AL C 46 217 24 2 5 .992 .991 5.24 5.36 5.68 6.42 42 381.7 3 17 21 14 NYM NL C 28 191 21 3 1 .986 .987 7.57 5.44 9.04 6.65 25 211.0 1 6 19 16 1991 31 NYM NL C 67 396 37 4 7 .991 .988 6.46 5.59 7.99 6.78 56 488.0 2 16 55 26 1992 32 NYM NL C 64 287 44 7 4 .979 .991 5.17 5.68 6.97 6.67 51 427.3 1 5 36 30 1993 33 NYM NL C 65 325 39 5 5 .986 .989 5.60 5.75 6.63 6.74 57 494.3 0 10 42 23 1994 34 ATL NL C 48 308 26 3 4 .991 .991 6.96 6.15 7.85 7.10 42 383.0 1 13 24 12 1995 35 ATL NL C 64 446 23 4 4 .992 .989 7.33 6.34 8.28 7.40 56 510.0 0 8 71 20 1996 36 TOR AL C 105 613 37 3 5 .995 .990 6.19 5.84 7.30 6.91 88 801.0 5 24 41 24 1997 37 TOR AL C 69 543 41 3 8 .995 .991 8.46 6.08 8.87 7.15 66 592.3 4 10 25 31 1998 38 TOT AL C 62 325 24 4 3 .989 .990 5.63 6.17 6.46 7.13 58 486.0 1 19 49 23 CHW AL C 57 305 22 4 3 .988 .990 5.74 6.17 6.47 7.13 54 455.0 0 17 47 21 ANA AL C 5 20 2 0 0 1.000 .991 4.40 6.16 6.39 7.14 4 31.0 1 2 2 2 1999 39 ANA AL C 27 140 11 1 2 .993 .991 5.59 6.11 7.95 6.98 20 171.0 0 9 8 7 2000 40 MON NL C 9 25 2 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 6.38 5.49 7.46 5 44.3 0 2 7 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 25 OAK AL C 16 23 0 1 0 .958 .987 1.44 5.03 5.21 6.05 2 39.7 0 0 0 1 1987 27 MIL AL C 10 78 11 0 0 1.000 .988 8.90 5.49 8.80 6.74 10 91.0 1 2 5 9 1988 28 MIL AL C 40 210 20 2 4 .991 .989 5.75 5.28 6.43 6.22 36 322.0 1 11 19 11 1989 29 MIL AL C 62 314 36 5 5 .986 .989 5.65 5.20 5.95 6.24 61 529.0 1 8 32 18 1990 30 TOT C 74 408 45 5 6 .989 .989 6.12 5.39 6.88 6.50 67 592.7 4 23 40 30 MIL AL C 46 217 24 2 5 .992 .991 5.24 5.36 5.68 6.42 42 381.7 3 17 21 14 NYM NL C 28 191 21 3 1 .986 .987 7.57 5.44 9.04 6.65 25 211.0 1 6 19 16 1991 31 NYM NL C 67 396 37 4 7 .991 .988 6.46 5.59 7.99 6.78 56 488.0 2 16 55 26 1992 32 NYM NL C 64 287 44 7 4 .979 .991 5.17 5.68 6.97 6.67 51 427.3 1 5 36 30 1993 33 NYM NL C 65 325 39 5 5 .986 .989 5.60 5.75 6.63 6.74 57 494.3 0 10 42 23 1994 34 ATL NL C 48 308 26 3 4 .991 .991 6.96 6.15 7.85 7.10 42 383.0 1 13 24 12 1995 35 ATL NL C 64 446 23 4 4 .992 .989 7.33 6.34 8.28 7.40 56 510.0 0 8 71 20 1996 36 TOR AL C 105 613 37 3 5 .995 .990 6.19 5.84 7.30 6.91 88 801.0 5 24 41 24 1997 37 TOR AL C 69 543 41 3 8 .995 .991 8.46 6.08 8.87 7.15 66 592.3 4 10 25 31 1998 38 TOT AL C 62 325 24 4 3 .989 .990 5.63 6.17 6.46 7.13 58 486.0 1 19 49 23 CHW AL C 57 305 22 4 3 .988 .990 5.74 6.17 6.47 7.13 54 455.0 0 17 47 21 ANA AL C 5 20 2 0 0 1.000 .991 4.40 6.16 6.39 7.14 4 31.0 1 2 2 2 1999 39 ANA AL C 27 140 11 1 2 .993 .991 5.59 6.11 7.95 6.98 20 171.0 0 9 8 7 2000 40 MON NL C 9 25 2 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 6.38 5.49 7.46 5 44.3 0 2 7 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 782 4441 396 47 57 .990 .990 6.19 5.78 7.29 6.82 675 5971.7 21 160 454 265 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 782 4441 396 47 57 .990 .990 6.19 5.78 7.29 6.82 675 5972
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  ATL COL     W   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL CIN     W   2   5   1   2  0  0  1   3   0   1  .400  .400 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    ATL CLE     W   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   3-0   6  13   1   3  0  0  1   3   1   3  .231  .286  .462   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1989 AL-9-2
1996 AL-17-3
1997 AL-11-7

Oldest Player
2000 NL-40-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.

March 30, 1986: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Mike Fulmer (minors), Pete Kendrick (minors), and Steve Kiefer to the Milwaukee Brewers for Moose Haas.

August 30, 1990: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets sent Julio Machado (September 7, 1990) and Kevin Brown (September 7, 1990) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Kevin Carmody (minors) (September 11, 1990) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

October 30, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 30, 1998: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors).

August 6, 1999: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

February 4, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

June 22, 2000: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Milwaukee Brewers$90,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$150,000
1991New York Mets$300,000
1992New York Mets$370,000
1993New York Mets$500,000
1994Atlanta Braves$550,000
1995Atlanta Braves$550,000
1996Toronto Blue Jays$500,000
1997Toronto Blue Jays$625,000
1998Chicago White Sox$700,000
1999Anaheim Angels$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,035,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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