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Buck O'Brien
Thomas Joseph O'Brien
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 188 lb.

Born: May 9, 1882 in Brockton, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1911
Final Game: August 6, 1913
Died: July 25, 1959 in Boston, MA
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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
1911 29 BOS AL 5 1 .833 0.38 6 5 1 5 2 0 47.2 30 9 2 0 21 31 1 0 0 189 866 1.070 5.7 0.0 4.0 5.9 1.48
1912 30 BOS AL 20 13 .606 2.58 37 34 2 25 2 0 275.2 237 107 79 3 90 115 10 1 5 1100 132 1.186 7.7 0.1 2.9 3.8 1.28
1913 31 TOT AL 4 11 .267 3.73 21 15 4 6 0 0 108.2 124 56 45 0 48 58 0 0 1 452 79 1.583 10.3 0.0 4.0 4.8 1.21
1913 31 BOS AL 4 9 .308 3.69 15 12 2 6 0 0 90.1 103 42 37 0 35 54 0 0 1 373 79 1.528 10.3 0.0 3.5 5.4 1.54
1913 31 CHW AL 0 2 .000 3.93 6 3 2 0 0 0 18.1 21 14 8 0 13 4 0 0 0 79 75 1.855 10.3 0.0 6.4 2.0 0.31
3 Seasons 29 25 .537 2.62 64 54 7 36 4 0 432.0 391 172 126 3 159 204 11 1 6 1741 125 1.273 8.1 0.1 3.3 4.3 1.28
162 Game Avg. 17 14 .537 2.62 37 31 4 21 2 0 249 225 99 73 2 92 118 6 1 3 1003 125 1.273 8.1 0.1 3.3 4.3 1.28
BOS (3 yrs) 29 23 .558 2.57 58 51 5 36 4 0 413.2 370 158 118 3 146 200 11 1 6 1662 128 1.247 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.4 1.37
CHW (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.93 6 3 2 0 0 0 18.1 21 14 8 0 13 4 0 0 0 79 75 1.855 10.3 0.0 6.4 2.0 0.31

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1912 30 BOS AL WS W NYG 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 12 7 5 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 40 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 1.33
1 WS 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 12 7 5 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 40 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 1.33

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
1911 29 BOS AL 6 16 16 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .313 -13 3 0 0 /1
1912 30 BOS AL 37 104 94 4 13 1 1 0 6 0 6 .138 .190 .170 .360 1 16 0 4 1
1913 31 TOT AL 21 37 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 .152 .222 .182 .404 17 6 0 1 1
1913 31 BOS AL 15 34 30 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 .167 .242 .200 .442 28 6 0 1 1
1913 31 CHW AL 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 64 157 143 6 20 3 1 0 8 0 9 9 .140 .191 .175 .366 3 25 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 397 362 15 51 8 3 0 20 0 23 .140 .191 .175 .366 3 63 0 13
BOS (3 yrs) 58 154 140 6 20 3 1 0 8 0 9 9 .143 .195 .179 .373 5 25 0 5
CHW (1 yr) 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1912 30 BOS AL WS NYG W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Awards
1911 BOS AL 29 P 6 17 3 14 0 1 1.000 2.83 .935 1.88
1912 BOS AL 30 P 37 98 10 83 5 1 .949 2.51 .940 1.95
1913 TOT AL 31 P 21 35 2 33 0 0 1.000 1.67 .934 1.83
1913 BOS AL 31 P 15 30 1 29 0 0 1.000 2.00 .933 1.83
1913 CHW AL 31 P 6 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.83 .940 1.83
3 Seasons P 64 150 15 130 5 2 .967 2.27 .938 1.90
3 Seasons TOT 64 150 15 130 5 2 .967 2.27 .905 1.90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1912 AL--2.579--6th

Wins s c a p y
1912 AL--20--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1912 AL--1.186--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 AL--7.738--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1912 AL--275.7--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1912 AL--115--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1912 AL--34--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1912 AL--25--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 AL--2--9th
1912 AL--2--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1912 AL--90--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 AL--10--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1912 AL--1100--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1912 AL--132--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 22 (1014), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (871), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

July 2, 1913: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox for $5,000.

August 20, 1913: Purchased by Oakland (PCL) from the Chicago White Sox.

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