Darby O'Brien
William D. O'Brien
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: September 1, 1863 in Peoria, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1887
Final Game: October 15, 1892
Died: June 15, 1893 in Peoria, IL
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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
1887 23 NYP AA 127 566 522 97 157 30 13 5 73 49 40 .301 .355 .437 .792 123 228 4 *O3/651
1888 24 BRO AA 136 569 532 105 149 27 6 2 65 55 30 .280 .327 .365 .692 120 194 7 *O
1889 25 BRO AA 136 644 567 146 170 30 11 5 80 91 61 76 .300 .384 .418 .802 133 237 16 *O
1890 26 BRO NL 85 386 350 78 110 28 6 2 63 38 32 43 .314 .378 .446 .824 139 156 4 O
1891 27 BRO NL 103 441 395 79 100 18 6 5 57 31 39 53 .253 .331 .367 .698 104 145 7 *O
1892 28 BRO NL 122 522 490 72 119 14 5 1 56 57 29 52 .243 .289 .298 .587 81 146 3 *O
6 Seasons 709 3128 2856 577 805 147 47 20 394 321 231 224 .282 .344 .387 .732 117 1106 41
162 Game Avg. 162 715 653 132 184 34 11 5 90 73 53 .282 .344 .387 .732 117 253 9
BRO (5 yrs) 582 2562 2334 480 648 117 34 15 321 272 191 224 .278 .342 .376 .718 115 878 37
NYP (1 yr) 127 566 522 97 157 30 13 5 73 49 40 .301 .355 .437 .792 123 228 4
AA (3 yrs) 399 1779 1621 348 476 87 30 12 218 195 131 76 .294 .356 .407 .763 126 659 27
NL (3 yrs) 310 1349 1235 229 329 60 17 8 176 126 100 148 .266 .328 .362 .690 105 447 14

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1887 23 NYP AA 566 365 80 5.7 94 .294 .301 .275 .355 .338 .437 .371 .792 .709 123 .613 14.9 1.5 .879 .307 .136 9.1
1888 24 BRO AA 569 383 62 4.3 72 .277 .280 .246 .327 .303 .365 .324 .692 .628 120 .627 12.1 1.4 .747 .244 .085 3.9
1889 25 BRO AA 644 397 87 5.7 88 .340 .300 .262 .384 .333 .418 .355 .802 .688 133 .644 26.3 2.7 1.020 .386 .118 9.5
1890 26 BRO NL 386 240 58 6.4 89 .354 .314 .260 .378 .337 .446 .352 .824 .690 139 .706 17.4 1.8 .958 .331 .131 3.8
1891 27 BRO NL 441 295 46 4.1 87 .282 .253 .259 .331 .333 .367 .352 .698 .684 104 .520 2.0 0.2 .753 .291 .114 8.6
1892 28 BRO NL 522 371 42 3.0 78 .270 .243 .247 .289 .320 .298 .331 .587 .650 81 .408 -12.5 -1.4 .633 .231 .055 2.0
6 Seasons 3128 2051 375 4.8 84 .301 .282 .258 .344 .327 .387 .347 .732 .674 117 .595 60.3 6.2 .828 .299 .105 37.7
162 Game Avg. 715 469 86 4.8 84 .301 .282 .258 .344 .327 .387 .347 .732 .674 117 .595 14 1 .828 .299 .105 9
BRO (5 yrs) 2562 1686 295 4.6 82 .302 .278 .254 .342 .324 .376 .342 .718 .666 115 .590 45.4 4.7 .817 .297 .099 28.4
NYP (1 yr) 566 365 80 5.7 94 .294 .301 .275 .355 .338 .437 .371 .792 .709 123 .613 14.9 1.5 .879 .307 .136 9.1
AA (3 yrs) 1779 1145 229 5.2 85 .303 .294 .261 .356 .325 .407 .350 .763 .675 126 .628 53.4 5.6 .884 .314 .113 22.6
NL (3 yrs) 1349 906 146 4.2 84 .297 .266 .255 .328 .329 .362 .344 .690 .673 105 .547 6.9 0.6 .758 .279 .096 15.0

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
1889 25 BRO AA WS NYG L 9 43 31 8 5 0 1 0 4 6 12 6 .161 .395 .226 .621 7 0
1890 26 BRO NL WS LOU T 6 25 24 3 3 0 1 0 3 3 1 5 .125 .160 .208 .368 5 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 15 68 55 11 8 0 2 0 7 9 13 11 .145 .309 .218 .527 12 0
2 WS 15 68 55 11 8 0 2 0 7 9 13 11 .145 .309 .218 .527 12 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1887 23 127 566 522 97 157 30 13 5 73 49 40 .301 .355 .437 .792 123 228 4
1888 24 263 1135 1054 202 306 57 19 7 138 104 70 .290 .341 .400 .741 122 422 11
1889 25 399 1779 1621 348 476 87 30 12 218 195 131 76 .294 .356 .407 .763 126 659 27
1890 26 484 2165 1971 426 586 115 36 14 281 233 163 119 .297 .360 .413 .774 128 815 31
1891 27 587 2606 2366 505 686 133 42 19 338 264 202 172 .290 .355 .406 .761 124 960 38
1892 28 709 3128 2856 577 805 147 47 20 394 321 231 224 .282 .344 .387 .732 117 1106 41

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1887 23 149 619 577 80 149 28 12 5 60 47 38 0 .258 .309 .374 .683 66 127
1888 24 161 651 612 104 159 29 6 2 65 59 32 0 .260 .304 .337 .641 61 136
1889 25 157 703 627 130 168 30 11 5 71 90 60 88 .268 .347 .375 .722 78 136
1890 26 102 440 403 74 115 29 6 2 60 40 33 52 .285 .345 .402 .747 55 85
1891 27 121 496 449 74 103 19 6 5 53 32 40 62 .229 .302 .332 .634 43 103
1892 28 128 541 509 69 119 14 5 1 54 57 29 55 .234 .279 .287 .566 40 122
6 Seasons 818 3450 3177 531 813 149 46 20 363 325 232 257 .256 .315 .351 .665 343 709
162 Game Avg. 162 683 629 105 161 30 9 4 72 64 46 .256 .315 .351 .665 68 709

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1890 NL  .314 (4th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1889 AA  .418 (10th)
1890 NL  .446 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1890 NL  .824 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1888 AA  136 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1889 AA  567 (6th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1889 AA  644 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1888 AA  105 (10th)
1889 AA  146 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  170 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1887 AA  228 (8th)
1889 AA  237 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1888 AA  27 (5th)
1889 AA  30 (7th)
1890 NL  28 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  5 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 AA  76 (3rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1889 AA  91 (2nd)
1892 NL  57 (6th)
Career  321 (134th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1889 AA  133 (10th)
1890 NL  139 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1889 AA  87 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  26 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1889 AA  2.7 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1887 AA  48 (7th)
1888 AA  35 (10th)
1889 AA  46 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1889 AA  247 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1890 NL  .706 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1889 AA  16 (4th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1887 AA  9.1 (10th)
1889 AA  9.5 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 35 (683), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (1009), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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