Johnny O'Brien
John Thomas O'Brien
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 11, 1930 in South Amboy, NJ
High School: St. Mary's (South Amboy, NJ)
School: Seattle University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1953
Final Game: July 19, 1959
Relatives: Brother of Eddie O'Brien
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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
1953 22 PIT NL 89 312 279 28 69 13 2 2 22 1 1 21 36 .247 .309 .330 .639 67 92 9 4 8 4/6
1955 24 PIT NL 84 304 278 22 83 15 2 1 25 1 1 20 19 .299 .346 .378 .723 94 105 7 1 3 2 1 4
1956 25 PIT NL 73 114 104 13 18 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 .173 .209 .183 .392 8 19 2 0 4 1 0 4/16
1957 26 PIT NL 34 39 35 7 11 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 .314 .368 .429 .797 117 15 1 2 1 0 0 1/64
1958 27 TOT NL 15 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0 /641
1958 27 PIT NL 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 STL NL 12 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 /641
1959 28 MLN NL 44 133 116 16 23 4 0 1 8 0 0 11 15 .198 .271 .259 .530 48 30 3 1 4 1 1 4
6 Seasons 339 906 815 90 204 35 5 4 59 2 2 59 82 .250 .306 .320 .626 68 261 22 8 20 4 2
162 Game Avg. 162 433 389 43 97 17 2 2 28 1 1 28 39 .250 .306 .320 .626 68 125 11 4 10
PIT (5 yrs) 283 770 697 71 181 31 5 3 51 2 2 47 67 .260 .312 .331 .643 72 231 19 7 16 3 1
MLN (1 yr) 44 133 116 16 23 4 0 1 8 0 0 11 15 .198 .271 .259 .530 48 30 3 1 4 1 1
STL (1 yr) 12 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1953 22 PIT NL 312 228 27 3.1 109 .278 .247 .273 .309 .344 .330 .425 .639 .769 67 .311 -13.1 -1.3 .532 .158 .082 1.3
1955 24 PIT NL 304 208 36 4.6 104 .315 .299 .263 .346 .334 .378 .417 .723 .750 94 .495 -1.8 -0.2 .621 .151 .079 1.0
1956 25 PIT NL 114 93 4 1.2 100 .184 .173 .260 .209 .327 .183 .411 .392 .738 8 .077 -13.4 -1.4 .273 .058 .010
1957 26 PIT NL 39 26 5 5.2 100 .355 .314 .265 .368 .328 .429 .410 .797 .738 117 .554 0.8 0.1 .720 .143 .114
1958 27 TOT NL 4 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .272 .250 .341 .000 .424 .250 .765 -27 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1958 27 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .266 .000 .334 .000 .416 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1958 27 STL NL 3 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .333 .343 .000 .428 .333 .772 -3 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1959 28 MLN NL 133 101 9 2.4 98 .218 .198 .260 .271 .325 .259 .403 .530 .728 48 .229 -8.0 -0.8 .438 .155 .060 .0
6 Seasons 906 659 81 3.3 104 .273 .250 .266 .306 .335 .320 .417 .626 .752 68 .342 -36.0 -3.6 .517 .142 .070 2.7
162 Game Avg. 433 315 39 3.3 104 .273 .250 .266 .306 .335 .320 .417 .626 .752 68 .342 -36.0 -3.6 .517 .142 .070 1
PIT (5 yrs) 770 556 72 3.5 105 .283 .260 .267 .312 .337 .331 .419 .643 .756 72 .362 -27.7 -2.7 .531 .139 .072 2.4
MLN (1 yr) 133 101 9 2.4 98 .218 .198 .260 .271 .325 .259 .403 .530 .728 48 .229 -8.0 -0.8 .438 .155 .060 .0
STL (1 yr) 3 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .333 .343 .000 .428 .333 .772 -3 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1953 22 PIT NL 312 0.6% 11.5% 6.7% 5.5% 25% 1.71 7.8 139.5 12.7 77%
1955 24 PIT NL 304 0.3% 6.3% 6.6% 5.9% 22% 0.95 14.6 278.0 11.1 1.16 86%
1956 25 PIT NL 114 0.0% 6.1% 4.4% 0.9% 6% 1.40 14.9 34.7 1.00 86%
1957 26 PIT NL 39 0.0% 10.3% 2.6% 7.7% 27% 4.00 8.8 35.0 1.20 79%
1958 27 TOT NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 1.00 3.0 1.00 50%
1958 27 PIT NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1958 27 STL NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.00 1.00 67%
1959 28 MLN NL 133 0.8% 11.3% 8.3% 3.8% 22% 1.36 7.7 116.0 14.5 1.42 76%
6 Seasons 906 0.4% 9.1% 6.5% 4.9% 22% 1.39 9.9 203.8 13.8 1.19 81%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 24 PIT NL 3 0 20% 61 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 21% 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 0
1956 25 PIT NL 1 0 57% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1957 26 PIT NL 0 0 50% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 50% 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 2
1958 27 TOT NL 0 0 400% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1958 27 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 STL NL 0 0 300% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1959 28 MLN NL 3 0 44% 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 11 6 5 0 0 0 3 1 2
6 Seasons 7 0 32% 173 2 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 42% 29 19 10 3 1 2 11 4 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 24 PIT NL 161 37% 83 3 0 0 0 0.84 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 35 7 20% 11 3 27% 93 12 13% 6 3 50% 5 1 20% 143
1956 25 PIT NL 76 29% 18 6 1 0 1 2.09 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 200% 12 2 17% 8 4 50% 41 4 10% 6 2 33% 3 0 0% 38
1957 26 PIT NL 25 44% 11 3 1 0 0 0.51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 14
1958 27 TOT NL 4 50% 0 2 0 0 0 0.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 PIT NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 STL NL 3 33% 0 1 0 0 0 1.34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 MLN NL 128 23% 23 0 0 0 0 0.66 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 133% 28 3 11% 15 5 33% 78 7 9% 8 3 38% 8 4 50% 5
6 Seasons 394 31% 204 14 2 0 1 1.30 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 8 20 250% 78 22 28% 35 12 34% 228 23 10% 21 8 38% 18 5 28% 200
MLB Averages

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
1953 22 89 312 279 28 69 13 2 2 22 1 1 21 36 .247 .309 .330 .639 67 92 9 4 8
1954 23 89 312 279 28 69 13 2 2 22 1 1 21 36 .247 .309 .330 .639 67 92 9 4 8
1955 24 173 616 557 50 152 28 4 3 47 2 2 41 55 .273 .327 .354 .681 81 197 16 5 11 2 1
1956 25 246 730 661 63 170 29 4 3 50 2 2 46 62 .257 .309 .327 .636 70 216 18 5 15 3 1
1957 26 280 769 696 70 181 31 5 3 51 2 2 47 66 .260 .312 .332 .644 72 231 19 7 16 3 1
1958 27 295 773 699 74 181 31 5 3 51 2 2 48 67 .259 .312 .330 .642 71 231 19 7 16 3 1
1959 28 339 906 815 90 204 35 5 4 59 2 2 59 82 .250 .306 .320 .626 68 261 22 8 20 4 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1953 22 92 312 287 28 69 13 2 2 22 1 21 37 .240 .301 .321 .622 27 89
1955 24 88 316 292 23 87 16 2 1 26 1 21 20 .298 .345 .377 .722 38 84
1956 25 76 118 111 16 21 1 0 0 4 0 6 7 .189 .229 .198 .427 5 73
1957 26 36 41 38 8 13 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 .342 .390 .447 .838 6 34
1958 27 16 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 15
1959 28 46 137 123 18 26 5 0 1 9 0 12 16 .211 .285 .276 .561 9 44
6 Seasons 354 928 854 93 216 37 5 4 62 2 62 85 .253 .308 .322 .630 85 339
162 Game Avg. 162 425 391 43 99 17 2 2 28 1 28 39 .253 .308 .322 .630 39 339

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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