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Eddie O'Brien
Edward Joseph O'Brien

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School Seattle University

Debut April 25, 1953
Final Game April 19, 1958
Born December 11, 1930 in South Amboy, NJ

Brother of Johnny O'Brien

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 22 PIT NL  89  261   21   62   5  3   0   14   6  1  17  30  .238  .289  .280   50   73   2           2   4
 1955 24 PIT NL  75  236   26   55   3  1   0    8   4  5  18  13  .233  .290  .254   48   60   6   0   0   1   2
 1956 25 PIT NL  63   53   17   14   2  0   0    3   1  1   2   2  .264  .291  .302   62   16   3   0   0   0   0
 1957 26 PIT NL   3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      231  554   64  131  10  4   0   25  11  7  37  45  .236  .288  .269   49  149  11   0   0   3   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        389   45   92   7  3   0   18   8  5  26  32  .236  .288  .269   49  104   8   0   0   2   4
 Career High     89  261   26   62   5  3   0   14   6  5  18  30  .238  .290  .280   50   73   6   0   0   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 22 PIT NL  282  206   21   2.7   109| .238  .273| .289  .344| .280  .425| .569  .769|  50  .256 -19.5  -1.9  85%
 1955 24 PIT NL  261  194   18   2.5   104| .233  .263| .290  .334| .254  .417| .544  .750|  48  .238 -17.7  -1.7  44%
 1956 25 PIT NL   58   43    5   3.1   101| .264  .262| .291  .328| .302  .413| .593  .741|  62  .340  -2.9  -0.3  50%
 1957 26 PIT NL    4    4    0   0.0   100| .000  .265| .000  .328| .000  .410| .000  .738|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       605  447   44   2.6   106| .236  .268| .288  .338| .269  .420| .557  .758|  49  .253 -41.2  -4.0  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1956 25 PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    1    0    0   0    0    0   1   0     7   0   0  0.00  3.77  inf 0.500
 1957 26 PIT NL   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  0   12.3   11    3    3   2    3   10   0   0    51   0   0  2.19  3.80  174 1.135
 1958 27 PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    4    3    3   1    1    1   0   0    10   0   0 13.50  3.87   29 2.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL%1.000   1   0   5   1   1   0   2  0   16.3   16    6    6   3    4   11   1   0    68   0   0  3.31  3.81  115 1.224
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11   0  56  11  11   0  22  0  184.7  181   68   68  34   45  124  11   0   770   0   0  3.31  3.81  115 1.224

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 22 PIT NL SS 81 122 207 23 39 .935 .958 4.06 4.63 1955 24 PIT NL OF 56 132 8 1 1 .993 .977 2.50 2.10 1 56 0 3B 7 8 7 2 0 .882 .949 2.14 2.81 SS 4 4 4 1 0 .889 .964 2.00 4.58 1956 25 PIT NL SS 23 35 53 2 14 .978 .962 3.83 4.53 5.38 4.94 17 147.3 OF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.05 1.75 2.27 0 10.3 LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.70 2.86 2.00 0 6.3 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 2.65 1.50 3.00 0 6.0 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.65 6.92 5.54 0 1.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1957 26 PIT NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.83 1.46 2.05 1 12.3 1958 27 PIT NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 PIT NL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.65 6.92 5.54 0 1.3 1955 24 PIT NL 3B 7 8 7 2 0 .882 .949 2.14 2.81 1956 25 PIT NL 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 2.65 1.50 3.00 0 6.0 1956 25 PIT NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1956 25 PIT NL LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.70 2.86 2.00 0 6.3 1955 24 PIT NL OF 56 132 8 1 1 .993 .977 2.50 2.10 1 56 0 1956 25 PIT NL OF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.05 1.75 2.27 0 10.3 1956 25 PIT NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1957 26 PIT NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.83 1.46 2.05 1 12.3 1958 27 PIT NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1956 25 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1953 22 PIT NL SS 81 122 207 23 39 .935 .958 4.06 4.63 1955 24 PIT NL SS 4 4 4 1 0 .889 .964 2.00 4.58 1956 25 PIT NL SS 23 35 53 2 14 .978 .962 3.83 4.53 5.38 4.94 17 147.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total SS* 108 161 264 26 53 .942 .959 3.94 4.61 17 147.3 OF* 62 134 8 1 1 .993 .977 2.29 2.10 0 10.3 6 57 1# 3B* 11 8 8 2 0 .889 .952 1.45 2.75 0 6.0 LF* 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 1.70 0 6.3 P* 5 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.40 0.82 1 16.3 2B* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.65 0 1.3 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0 3.0 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 188 304 282 29 55 .953 .963 3.12 3.57
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

March 19, 1953: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).


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