Darby O'Brien Stats

Darby O'Brien was born on Monday, April 15, 1867, in Troy, New York. O'Brien was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1888, with the Cleveland Blues. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Darby O'Brien baseball stats page.

"With his face turned towards center field, he (Darby O'Brien) would get a grip on the ball and with an elegant swing of his good right arm he would send the sphere with lightning like speed over the plate." - The Sporting News (03/19/1892)

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Darby O'Brien
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John F. O'Brien
Nickname:   Darby
Born On:   04-15-1867
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Troy, New York
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-11-1892
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Troy, New York
Cemetery:   St. Patrick Cemetery, Watervliet, New York
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   06-23-1888 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1888 Blues 30 30 0 11 19 .367 3.30 30 1 0 259.0 0 245 95 162 5 99 - 135 0 0 0 -
1889 Spiders 41 41 0 22 17 .564 4.15 39 1 0 346.2 1,544 345 160 216 9 167 - 122 27 24 0 -
1890 Infants 25 25 0 8 16 .333 3.40 22 0 0 206.1 978 229 78 171 9 93 - 54 22 17 0 -
1891 Red Stockings 40 30 9 18 13 .581 3.65 22 0 2 268.2 1,161 300 109 197 13 127 - 87 16 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 136 126 9 59 65 .476 3.68 113 2 2 1,080.2 3,683 1,119 442 746 36 486 - 398 65 41 0 -
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1888 Blues 32 109 13 20 1 0 0 0 9 4 - - - - 1 - .183 .219 .193
1889 Spiders 41 140 13 35 1 0 0 0 18 12 - 18 - - 1 - .250 .314 .257
1890 Infants 26 96 12 15 1 1 0 0 6 2 - 6 - - 0 - .156 .173 .188
1891 Red Stockings 41 128 19 30 1 0 0 0 10 8 - 17 - - 1 - .234 .285 .242
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 140 473 57 100 4 1 0 0 43 26 - 41 - - 3 - .211 .257 .224
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1888 Blues P 30 30 777 87 2.9 78 16 62 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .897 2.71 -
1888 Blues RF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1889 Spiders P 41 41 1,040 102 2.5 95 25 70 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .931 2.47 -
1890 Infants LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1890 Infants P 25 25 619 56 2.2 54 9 45 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.36 -
1891 Red Stockings P 40 30 806 65 1.6 61 11 50 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.04 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 136 126 3,242 310 2.3 288 61 227 22 11 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.40 --
RF Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
4 Years 139 126 3,242 312 2.2 290 61 229 22 11 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.42 --
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1888 Blues 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 12.1 1.36 4.69 3.44
1889 Spiders 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.8 7.8 0.73 3.17 4.34
1890 Infants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 16.0 16.0 0.58 2.36 4.06
1891 Red Stockings 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.5 12.8 0.69 2.91 4.25
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 7 - - - - n/a 0.0 11.5 11.0 0.82 3.31 4.05
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Cleveland Infants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Boston Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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