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Bob O'Brien

Robert Allen O'Brien

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 23, 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1971
Team: Dodgers 1971

Final Game: July 7, 1971
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Standard Pitching

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
1971 22 LAD NL 2 2 .500 3.00 14 4 5 1 1 0 42.0 42 18 14 4 13 1 15 1 2 5 177 109 1.310 9.0 0.9 2.8 3.2 1.15
1 Yr 2 2 .500 3.00 14 4 5 1 1 0 42.0 42 18 14 4 13 1 15 1 2 5 177 109 1.310 9.0 0.9 2.8 3.2 1.15
162 Game Avg. 8 8 .500 3.00 53 15 19 4 4 0 159 159 68 53 15 49 4 57 4 8 19 669 109 1.310 9.0 0.9 2.8 3.2 1.15

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1971 22 LAD NL 42.0 14 4 18 3.86 3.98 -0.00 -0.06 93.8 3.68 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.2 3 .490 .499 $8,400
1 Season 42.0 14 4 18 3.86 3.98 -0.00 -0.06 93.8 3.68 -1 -0.1 .4 -0.0 0.2 3 .490 .499 $8,400

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1971 22 LAD NL 14 177 160 18 42 5 0 4 1 1 13 15 .263 .320 .369 .689 .268 59 5 1 2 1 1 3
1 Yr 14 177 160 18 42 5 0 4 1 1 13 15 .263 .320 .369 .689 .268 59 5 1 2 1 1 3
162 Game Avg. 53 669 604 68 159 19 0 15 4 4 49 57 .263 .320 .369 .689 .268 223 19 4 8 4 4 11
MLB Averages .249 .317 .365 .682 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1971 22 LAD NL 0.3 0.0 187 -0.4 2.4 -2.8 .78 -0.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.1 0.78 -1.1 0 1 9
1 Yr 0.3 0.0 187 -0.4 2.4 -2.8 .78 -0.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.1 0.78 -1.1 0 1 9

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1971 22 LAD NL 14 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2 1 1 2 50% 49.5 75 33 8 2 2 1 2.8 3.8 5.1
1 Yr 14 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2 1 1 2 50% 50 75 33 8 2 2 1 2.8 3.8 5.1
MLB Averages .500 57% 54 109 1 3.9 3.8 6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1971 22 LAD NL 14 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0% 5 .782 0 1 9 2 0 8 4 6 7 2 7 1 6.5
1 Yr 14 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0% .782 0 1 9 2 0 8 4 6 7 2 7 1 6.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1971 22 LAD NL 177 25% 2.3% 8.5% 7.3% 5.1% 21% 0.88 80% 29 5 17%
1 Yr 177 25% 2.3% 8.5% 7.3% 5.1% 21% 0.88 80% 29 5 17%
MLB Averages 45% 2.0% 14.4% 8.6% 5.9% 26% 1.11 74% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1971 22 LAD NL 177 42 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 100% 3 5 0 71 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 0
1 Yr 177 42 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 100% 3 5 0 71 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 0
MLB Averages 50% 63%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1971 22 2 2 .500 3.00 14 4 5 1 1 0 42.0 42 18 14 4 13 1 15 1 2 5 177 109 1.310 9.0 0.9 2.8 3.2 1.15 109

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1971 22 2 2 .500 3.92 39.0 46 19 17 4 14 14 1 1.538 10.6 3.2 3.2 1.00 0.9 14
1 Yr 2 2 .500 3.92 39.0 46 19 17 4 14 14 1 1.538 10.6 3.2 1.00 0.9 14

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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