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Billy O'Brien
William Smith O'Brien
Bats: Right , Throws: Unknown
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 14, 1860 in Albany, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1884
Final Game: October 3, 1890
Died: May 26, 1911 in Kansas City, MO
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1884 24 TOT UA 12 47 47 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 .234 .234 .298 .532 109 14 5/13
1884 24 STP UA 8 30 30 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 .233 .233 .333 .567 136 10 /51
1884 24 KCC UA 4 17 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471 69 4 /53
1887 27 WHS NL 113 479 453 71 126 16 12 19 73 11 21 17 .278 .317 .492 .810 126 223 5 *3/5O4
1888 28 WHS NL 133 537 528 42 119 15 2 9 66 10 9 70 .225 .238 .313 .551 79 165 0 *3/5
1889 29 WHS NL 2 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 /3
1890 30 BRG AA 96 419 388 47 108 25 8 4 67 5 28 .278 .332 .415 .747 122 161 3 *3
5 Seasons 356 1491 1424 164 364 59 22 32 206 26 59 88 .256 .289 .395 .684 107 563 8
162 Game Avg. 162 678 648 75 166 27 10 15 94 12 27 .256 .289 .395 .684 107 256
WHS (3 yrs) 248 1025 989 114 245 31 14 28 139 21 31 88 .248 .274 .392 .666 101 388 5
BRG (1 yr) 96 419 388 47 108 25 8 4 67 5 28 .278 .332 .415 .747 122 161 3
KCC (1 yr) 4 17 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471 69 4
STP (1 yr) 8 30 30 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 .233 .233 .333 .567 136 10
NL (3 yrs) 248 1025 989 114 245 31 14 28 139 21 31 88 .248 .274 .392 .666 101 388 5
UA (1 yr) 12 47 47 3 11 3 0 0 0 0 .234 .234 .298 .532 109 14
AA (1 yr) 96 419 388 47 108 25 8 4 67 5 28 .278 .332 .415 .747 122 161 3

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1884 24 STP UA 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.0 8 5 2 0 3 7 0 0 101 1.100 7.2 0.0 2.7 6.3 2.33
1 Season 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.0 8 5 2 0 3 7 0 0 101 1.100 7.2 0.0 2.7 6.3 2.33
162 Game Avg. 34 0 1.000 1.80 68 0 68 0 0 0 340 272 170 68 0 102 238 0 0 101 1.100 7.2 0.0 2.7 6.3 2.33

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 TOT UA 24 3B 11 39 8 23 8 0 .795 2.82 .772 2.94
1884 STP UA 24 3B 8 25 7 14 4 0 .840 2.63 .760 2.94
1884 STP UA 24 P 2 7 0 4 3 1 .571 2.00 .900 2.25
1884 KCC UA 24 3B 3 14 1 9 4 0 .714 3.33 .793 2.93
1884 KCC UA 24 1B 1 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 18.00 .950 10.10
1887 WHS NL 27 1B 104 1217 1159 26 32 53 .974 11.39 .974 9.61
1887 WHS NL 27 3B 4 15 8 5 2 0 .867 3.25 .873 3.38
1887 WHS NL 27 OF 4 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .870 1.92 1-3-0
1887 WHS NL 27 2B 2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.80
1888 WHS NL 28 1B 132 1343 1272 38 33 55 .975 9.92 .977 7.58
1888 WHS NL 28 3B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 3.10
1889 WHS NL 29 1B 2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 9.50 .974 10.30
1890 BRG AA 30 1B 96 1079 1015 35 29 66 .973 10.94 .973 10.22
5 Seasons 1B 335 3676 3482 100 94 174 .974 10.69 .975 8.99
3 Seasons 3B 16 56 17 29 10 0 .821 2.88 .802 3.06
1 Season OF 4 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .870 1.92 1-3-0
1 Season 2B 2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.80
1 Season P 2 7 0 4 3 1 .571 2.00 .900 2.25
5 Seasons TOT 359 3755 3507 141 107 175 .972 10.16 .943 8.59 1-3-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1887 NL--.492--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1888 NL--528--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1890 AA--25--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1887 NL--19--1st
1888 NL--9--6th
1890 AA--4--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 NL--70--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1890 AA--37--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1887 NL--23.842--1st
1890 AA--97.000--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1888 NL--409--3rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (374), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 15 (1024), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1618), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November, 1886: Purchased by the St. Louis Maroons from Denver (Western). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 8, 1887: Returned to league control by the St. Louis Maroons.

March 9, 1887: Under league control and obtained by the Washington Nationals.

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