Jack O'Brien

John Joseph O'Brien

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: February 5, 1873 in Watervliet, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1899
Teams (by GP): Senators/Americans/Blues 1899-1903

Final Game: September 28, 1903
Died: June 10, 1933 in Watervliet, NY
Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1895	22	ROC,TRY	A,B	106	472	472	83	150	20	10	4		9			.318	.318	.428	.746		202				ROC,TRY · EL,NYSL
1896	23	SCR,ROC	A																						SCR,ROC · EL
1897	24	SYR,SCR	A	110	435	435	93	136	17	5	1		31			.313	.313	.382	.694		166				SYR,SCR · EL
1898	25	SYR	A	113	443	431	63	104	16	7	3		26			.241	.241	.332	.573		143		12		SYR · EL
1899	26	WHS	NL	127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	33	.282	.331	.365	.696	91	171	3	14	*O/5

1900	27	KCY	A	140	592	573	81	171	35	11	0		26			.298	.298	.398	.696		228		19		KCY · AL
1901	28	MRI	A	31	117	117		24	4	1	0					.205	.205	.256	.462		30				MRI · WA
1901	28	TOT	AL	103	456	420	59	114	14	5	0	44	15	25	23	.271	.320	.329	.649	83	138	5	6	*O/5
1901	28	WSH	AL	11	51	45	5	8	0	0	0	5	2	3	3	.178	.245	.178	.423	19	8	1	2	O
1901	28	CLE	AL	92	405	375	54	106	14	5	0	39	13	22	20	.283	.329	.347	.676	91	130	4	4	*O/5

1902	29	MIE	A	142	560	560		191								.341	.341								MIE · WL
1903	30	NWK	A	56	177	177	16	43	5	2	0		11			.243	.243	.294	.537		52				NWK · EL
1903	30	BOS	AL	96	376	338	44	71	14	4	3	38	10	21	37	.210	.262	.302	.564	65	102	3	14	O5/46
1904	31	MLW	A	131	498	498		134	14	5	0					.269	.269	.317	.586		158				MLW · AA
1905	32	MLW	A	133	499	499		114	15	0	1					.228	.228	.265	.493		132				MLW · AA
3 Yrs				326	1348	1226	171	317	39	14	9	133	42	77	93	.259	.308	.335	.643	82	411	11	34
162 Game Avg.				162	670	609	85	158	19	7	4	66	21	38	46	.259	.308	.335	.643	82	204	5	17

WSH (1 yr)				11	51	45	5	8	0	0	0	5	2	3	3	.178	.245	.178	.423	19	8	1	2
WHS (1 yr)				127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	33	.282	.331	.365	.696	91	171	3	14
BOS (1 yr)				96	376	338	44	71	14	4	3	38	10	21	37	.210	.262	.302	.564	65	102	3	14
CLE (1 yr)				92	405	375	54	106	14	5	0	39	13	22	20	.283	.329	.347	.676	91	130	4	4

AL (2 yrs)				199	832	758	103	185	28	9	3	82	25	46	60	.244	.294	.317	.611	75	240	8	20
NL (1 yr)				127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	33	.282	.331	.365	.696	91	171	3	14

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1899	26	WHS	NL	127	516	-6	-1	0	-4	-7	-19	-1.8	16	-3	-0.2	.486	.489	0.2	-1.0	1	$	*O/5

1901	28	WSH	AL	11	51	-5	0	0	0	-1	-6	-0.5	2	-4	-0.3	.453	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-4	$	O
1901	28	CLE	AL	92	405	-3	-1	0	-2	-5	-11	-1.0	13	2	0.3	.489	.494	0.5	-0.6	4	$	*O/5

1903	30	BOS	AL	96	376	-14	-0	0	-3	-2	-19	-2.2	12	-6	-0.9	.478	.487	-0.5	-0.6	-3	$	O5/46
3 Seasons				326	1348	-28	-2	0	-9	-14	-54	-5.5	43	-11	-1.1	.484	.492	-0.1	-2.3	-2	$

WSH (1 yr)				11	51	-5	0	0	0	-1	-6	-0.5	2	-4	-0.3	.453	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-4	$
WHS (1 yr)				127	516	-6	-1	0	-4	-7	-19	-1.8	16	-3	-0.2	.486	.489	0.2	-1.0	1	$
BOS (1 yr)				96	376	-14	-0	0	-3	-2	-19	-2.2	12	-6	-0.9	.478	.487	-0.5	-0.6	-3	$
CLE (1 yr)				92	405	-3	-1	0	-2	-5	-11	-1.0	13	2	0.3	.489	.494	0.5	-0.6	4	$

Advanced Batting

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
1899	26	WHS	NL	516	350	56	4.1	99	.294	.282	.289	.331	.351	.365	.376	.696	.727	91	.482	-6.7	-0.7	.661	.186	.083	8.9

1901	28	TOT	AL	456	312	44	3.7	94	.287	.271	.280	.320	.336	.329	.375	.649	.711	83	.428	-9.2	-0.9	.598	.152	.057	.0
1901	28	WSH	AL	51	39	2	1.3	96	.190	.178	.283	.245	.339	.178	.380	.423	.719	19	.105	-4.9	-0.5	.378	.111	.000	.0
1901	28	CLE	AL	405	273	42	4.0	94	.299	.283	.279	.329	.335	.347	.375	.676	.710	91	.467	-4.4	-0.4	.628	.157	.064	.0

1903	30	BOS	AL	376	281	26	2.4	86	.228	.210	.269	.262	.319	.302	.364	.564	.682	65	.333	-14.6	-1.6	.509	.183	.092	4.6
3 Yrs				1348	943	126	3.5	94	.274	.259	.280	.308	.337	.335	.372	.643	.709	82	.426	-30.5	-3.2	.595	.174	.077	14.8
162 Game Avg.				670	469	63	3.5	94	.274	.259	.280	.308	.337	.335	.372	.643	.709	82	.426	-30.5	-3.2	.595	.174	.077	7

WSH (1 yr)				51	39	2	1.3	96	.190	.178	.283	.245	.339	.178	.380	.423	.719	19	.105	-4.9	-0.5	.378	.111	.000	.0
WHS (1 yr)				516	350	56	4.1	99	.294	.282	.289	.331	.351	.365	.376	.696	.727	91	.482	-6.7	-0.7	.661	.186	.083	8.9
BOS (1 yr)				376	281	26	2.5	86	.228	.210	.269	.262	.319	.302	.364	.564	.682	65	.333	-14.6	-1.6	.509	.183	.092	4.6
CLE (1 yr)				405	273	42	4.0	94	.299	.283	.279	.329	.335	.347	.375	.676	.710	91	.467	-4.4	-0.4	.628	.157	.064	.0

AL (2 yrs)				832	593	70	3.1	90	.262	.244	.275	.294	.328	.317	.370	.611	.698	75	.388	-23.8	-2.6	.557	.166	.073	5.4
NL (1 yr)				516	350	56	4.1	99	.294	.282	.289	.331	.351	.365	.376	.696	.727	91	.482	-6.7	-0.7	.661	.186	.083	8.9

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

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
1903	30	BOS	AL	WS	PIT	W	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH
1899	26	127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	33	.282	.331	.365	.696	91	171	3	14
1900	27	127	516	468	68	132	11	5	6	51	17	31	33	.282	.331	.365	.696	91	171	3	14
1901	28	230	972	888	127	246	25	10	6	95	32	56	56	.277	.326	.348	.674	87	309	8	20
1902	29	230	972	888	127	246	25	10	6	95	32	56	56	.277	.326	.348	.674	87	309	8	20
1903	30	326	1348	1226	171	317	39	14	9	133	42	77	93	.259	.308	.335	.643	82	411	11	34

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
1899	26	134	528	480	61	127	11	5	6	46	16	30	35	.265	.312	.346	.658	50	127

1901	28	122	526	487	61	125	15	5	0	45	16	27	27	.257	.303	.308	.611	45	103

1903	30	112	440	395	53	84	17	5	4	46	12	25	43	.213	.267	.311	.578	31	96
3 Yrs		368	1494	1362	175	336	43	15	10	137	44	82	105	.247	.295	.322	.618	126	326
162 Game Avg.		162	658	600	77	148	19	7	4	60	19	36	46	.247	.295	.322	.618	55	326

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y 1899 NL 6 (10th)	AB per HR s c a p y 1899 NL 78.0 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL 6 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL 78.0 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 2 (2725), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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