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Jack O'Brien
John K. O'Brien
born John K. Bryne

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 184 lb.

Debut May 2, 1882
Final Game September 16, 1890
Born June 12, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA
Died November 20, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 22 PHA AA  62  241   44   73  13  3   3   37   0     13      .303  .339  .419  143  101                    
 1883 23 PHA AA  94  390   74  113  14 10   0   70   0     25      .290  .333  .377  120  147                    
 1884 24 PHA AA  36  138   25   39   6  1   1    0   0      9      .283  .340  .362  123   50               3    
 1885 25 PHA AA  62  225   35   60   9  1   2   30   0     20      .267  .340  .342  111   77               5    
 1886 26 PHA AA 105  423   65  107  25  7   0   56  23     38      .253  .325  .345  110  146               7    
 1887 27 BRO AA  30  123   18   28   4  1   1   17   8      6      .228  .264  .301   56   37               0    
 1888 28 BAL AA  57  196   25   44  11  5   0   18  14     17      .224  .300  .332  104   65               4    
 1890 30 PHA AA 109  433   80  113  24 14   4   80  31     52      .261  .356  .409  127  177              12    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      555 2169  366  577 106 42  11  308  76  0 180   0  .266  .331  .369  115  800   0   0   0  31   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        633  107  168  31 12   3   90  22  0  53   0  .266  .331  .369  115  234   0   0   0   9   0
 Career High    109  433   80  113  25 14   4   80  31  0  52   0  .303  .356  .419  143  177   0   0   0  12   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 22 PHA AA  254  168   34   5.3    69| .303  .259| .339  .287| .419  .335| .758  .622| 143  .721  11.8   1.4     
 1883 23 PHA AA  415  277   49   4.7    76| .290  .266| .333  .296| .377  .350| .710  .646| 120  .628   9.3   1.0     
 1884 24 PHA AA  150   99   16   4.2    73| .283  .252| .340  .291| .362  .343| .702  .634| 123  .621   4.1   0.5     
 1885 25 PHA AA  250  165   25   4.0    77| .267  .258| .340  .304| .342  .346| .682  .650| 111  .574   4.1   0.5     
 1886 26 PHA AA  468  316   46   3.8    75| .253  .247| .325  .310| .345  .329| .670  .639| 110  .541   5.9   0.7     
 1887 27 BRO AA  129   95   10   2.7    98| .228  .281| .264  .345| .301  .379| .565  .725|  56  .294  -7.8  -0.8     
 1888 28 BAL AA  217  152   19   3.3    69| .224  .242| .300  .300| .332  .320| .632  .620| 104  .511   1.2   0.1     
 1890 30 PHA AA  497  320   60   4.9    85| .261  .258| .356  .336| .409  .339| .765  .675| 127  .612  14.4   1.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2380 1592  259   4.3    77| .266  .257| .331  .310| .369  .340| .700  .650| 115  .587  42.8   4.9     

* 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  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 22 PHA AA C 45 205 66 22 1 .925 .880 6.02 6.12 29 OF 18 21 12 6 0 .846 .846 1.83 1.78 0 6 12 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .959 7.00 10.30 3B 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .800 4.00 3.60 1883 23 PHA AA C 58 301 58 51 3 .876 .890 6.19 6.30 57 OF 25 54 6 8 2 .882 .851 2.40 1.73 0 25 0 3B 19 16 24 16 3 .714 .840 2.11 3.28 SS 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .833 2.00 3.80 1884 24 PHA AA C 30 169 43 16 6 .930 .913 7.07 7.16 30 OF 5 11 1 3 1 .800 .845 2.40 1.60 0 5 0 1B 1 15 1 0 1 1.000 .958 16.00 10.50 1885 25 PHA AA C 43 193 58 27 3 .903 .908 5.84 6.60 48 SS 9 8 29 8 2 .822 .879 4.11 4.67 1B 7 66 2 0 4 1.000 .966 9.71 10.46 OF 3 6 0 3 0 .667 .882 2.00 1.83 0 0 3 3B 2 3 6 0 1 1.000 .857 4.50 2.95 1886 26 PHA AA C 36 172 52 20 3 .918 .910 6.22 7.00 54 3B 27 21 69 20 3 .818 .849 3.33 3.14 1B 24 209 4 12 15 .947 .968 8.88 10.11 SS 10 8 26 11 2 .756 .854 3.40 4.51 2B 7 14 18 6 3 .842 .909 4.57 6.00 OF 3 2 1 1 0 .750 .882 1.00 1.73 0 0 3 1887 27 BRO AA C 25 95 40 26 4 .839 .893 5.40 6.09 29 OF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .909 0.75 2.00 1 0 3 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 6.00 1888 28 BAL AA C 37 205 43 20 4 .925 .914 6.70 6.94 30 OF 13 5 0 5 0 .500 .909 0.38 1.79 4 0 9 1B 7 76 0 1 5 .987 .976 10.86 10.51 1890 30 PHA AA 1B 109 1018 52 26 61 .976 .973 9.82 9.17 C 1 2 2 1 1 .800 .930 4.00 6.10 2 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.80 0 0 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1882 22 PHA AA 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .959 7.00 10.30 1884 24 PHA AA 1B 1 15 1 0 1 1.000 .958 16.00 10.50 1885 25 PHA AA 1B 7 66 2 0 4 1.000 .966 9.71 10.46 1886 26 PHA AA 1B 24 209 4 12 15 .947 .968 8.88 10.11 1888 28 BAL AA 1B 7 76 0 1 5 .987 .976 10.86 10.51 1890 30 PHA AA 1B 109 1018 52 26 61 .976 .973 9.82 9.17 1886 26 PHA AA 2B 7 14 18 6 3 .842 .909 4.57 6.00 1887 27 BRO AA 2B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 6.00 1882 22 PHA AA 3B 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .800 4.00 3.60 1883 23 PHA AA 3B 19 16 24 16 3 .714 .840 2.11 3.28 1885 25 PHA AA 3B 2 3 6 0 1 1.000 .857 4.50 2.95 1886 26 PHA AA 3B 27 21 69 20 3 .818 .849 3.33 3.14 1882 22 PHA AA C 45 205 66 22 1 .925 .880 6.02 6.12 29 1883 23 PHA AA C 58 301 58 51 3 .876 .890 6.19 6.30 57 1884 24 PHA AA C 30 169 43 16 6 .930 .913 7.07 7.16 30 1885 25 PHA AA C 43 193 58 27 3 .903 .908 5.84 6.60 48 1886 26 PHA AA C 36 172 52 20 3 .918 .910 6.22 7.00 54 1887 27 BRO AA C 25 95 40 26 4 .839 .893 5.40 6.09 29 1888 28 BAL AA C 37 205 43 20 4 .925 .914 6.70 6.94 30 1890 30 PHA AA C 1 2 2 1 1 .800 .930 4.00 6.10 2 1882 22 PHA AA OF 18 21 12 6 0 .846 .846 1.83 1.78 0 6 12 1883 23 PHA AA OF 25 54 6 8 2 .882 .851 2.40 1.73 0 25 0 1884 24 PHA AA OF 5 11 1 3 1 .800 .845 2.40 1.60 0 5 0 1885 25 PHA AA OF 3 6 0 3 0 .667 .882 2.00 1.83 0 0 3 1886 26 PHA AA OF 3 2 1 1 0 .750 .882 1.00 1.73 0 0 3 1887 27 BRO AA OF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .909 0.75 2.00 1 0 3 1888 28 BAL AA OF 13 5 0 5 0 .500 .909 0.38 1.79 4 0 9 1890 30 PHA AA OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.80 0 0 1 1883 23 PHA AA SS 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .833 2.00 3.80 1885 25 PHA AA SS 9 8 29 8 2 .822 .879 4.11 4.67 1886 26 PHA AA SS 10 8 26 11 2 .756 .854 3.40 4.51
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 275 1342 362 183 25 .903 .900 6.20 6.57 279 1B 149 1391 59 39 86 .974 .972 9.73 9.46 OF 72 103 20 27 3 .820 .855 1.71 1.76 5 36 31 3B 49 41 102 36 7 .799 .846 2.92 3.20 SS 20 17 56 20 4 .785 .866 3.65 4.54 2B 8 14 20 6 3 .850 .909 4.25 6.00 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 573 2908 619 311 128 .919 .923 6.16 6.35
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Batting Average
1882 AA-.303-4

On-base %
1882 AA-.339-4
1883 AA-.333-8

Slugging %
1882 AA-.419-6

OPS
1882 AA-.758-4

Triples
1883 AA-10-7
1890 AA-14-5

Home Runs
1882 AA-3-4
1890 AA-4-9

RBI
1882 AA-37-5
1883 AA-70-3
1890 AA-80-6

Bases on Balls
1882 AA-13-10
1883 AA-25-7

Adjusted OPS+
1882 AA-143-5

Runs Created
1882 AA-34-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1882 AA-12-7

Batting Wins
1882 AA-1.4-6

Extra-Base Hits
1882 AA-19-10
1890 AA-42-5

Times on Base
1883 AA-138-10

Offensive Win%
1882 AA-.721-4
1883 AA-.628-10

Hit By Pitch
1886 AA-7-10
1890 AA-12-6

At Bats per Home Run
1882 AA-80.3-4

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 33 (712) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2095) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

December, 1886: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the Philadelphia Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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