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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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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

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
1890 26 BRO NL WS LOU W 6 25 24 3 3 0 1 0 3 3 1 5 .125 .160 .208 .368 5
2 Seasons (2 Series) 15 68 55 11 8 0 2 0 7 9 13 11 .145 .309 .218 .527 12
2 WS 15 68 55 11 8 0 2 0 7 9 13 11 .145 .309 .218 .527 12

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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
1887 23 NYP AA 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 0 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 272 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

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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
1887 NYP AA 23 OF 121 289 244 20 25 4 .913 2.18 .896 2.01 121-1-0
1887 NYP AA 23 1B 10 76 67 4 5 5 .934 7.10 .972 9.60
1887 NYP AA 23 SS 2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.50 .875 4.45
1887 NYP AA 23 3B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .800 3.30
1887 NYP AA 23 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1888 BRO AA 24 OF 136 264 231 15 18 1 .932 1.81 .905 1.79 136-0-0
1889 BRO AA 25 OF 136 297 255 14 28 5 .906 1.98 .903 1.96 136-0-0
1890 BRO NL 26 OF 85 198 176 14 8 2 .960 2.24 .910 1.89 44-42-0
1891 BRO NL 27 OF 103 225 203 11 11 1 .951 2.08 .908 1.88 103-0-0
1892 BRO NL 28 OF 122 249 222 16 11 4 .956 1.95 .908 1.86 115-3-4
6 Seasons OF 703 1522 1331 90 101 17 .934 2.02 .904 1.90 655-46-4
1 Season 1B 10 76 67 4 5 5 .934 7.10 .972 9.60
1 Season SS 2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.50 .875 4.45
1 Season 3B 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .800 3.30
1 Season P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
6 Seasons TOT 717 1604 1399 98 107 22 .933 2.09 .841 2.01 655-46-4

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--133rd

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

Saves s c a p y
1887 AA--0--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1887 AA--0--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 35 (688), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 3 (2253), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (999), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1191), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 20, 1887: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the New York Metropolitans.

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