#98 Darby O'brien, Leftfield, 35 yrs, Columbus Solons Wednesday, 10/25/1898 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Darby O'brien
9/1/1863 35 PEORIA IL USA 6"1 201
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,100,000 1898 11 Year(s), 154 Days (2046 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 5 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .926 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .927 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | LOU | L 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/25 | BOS | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/26 | BOS | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @CLE | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | WAS | L 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | PHA | L 7-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @PHA | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/3 | IND | L 4-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @BAL | W 13-12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 552 | 146 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 61 | 65 | 127 | .264 | .340 | .370 | .710 | .683 | .105 |
Projected | 153 | 552 | 146 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 61 | 65 | 127 | .264 | .340 | .370 | .710 | .683 | .105 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 620 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 42 | 35 | 29 | 54.7 | 83.2 | 5.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 114 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .346 | .368 | .715 |
vs. RHP | 438 | 114 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .339 | .370 | .709 |
Close/Late | 70 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .365 | .400 | .765 |
Scoring Position | 173 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 35 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .398 | .387 | .785 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 271 | 69 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 58 | .255 | .333 | .343 | .677 |
Road | 77 | 281 | 77 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 69 | .274 | .347 | .395 | .742 |
March/April | 27 | 96 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 23 | .271 | .333 | .448 | .781 |
May | 24 | 89 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23 | .213 | .307 | .292 | .599 |
June | 25 | 86 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 18 | .267 | .370 | .372 | .742 |
July | 24 | 92 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | .304 | .354 | .457 | .810 |
August | 25 | 86 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | .279 | .351 | .360 | .711 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 103 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 26 | .252 | .330 | .291 | .622 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1887 | 110 | 379 | 92 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 35 | 20 | .243 | .277 | .348 | .626 | WAS |
1888 | 62 | 156 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | .301 | .323 | .372 | .695 | WAS |
1889 | 37 | 93 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .312 | .340 | .409 | .749 | WAS |
1890 | 141 | 541 | 149 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 28 | 31 | .275 | .301 | .384 | .686 | WAS |
1891 | 151 | 601 | 156 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 66 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 44 | 28 | .260 | .290 | .341 | .631 | WAS |
1892 | 161 | 673 | 191 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 97 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 51 | 24 | .284 | .310 | .404 | .714 | WAS |
1893 | 143 | 566 | 155 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 42 | 23 | .274 | .316 | .382 | .698 | WAS |
1894 | 143 | 557 | 141 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 62 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 41 | 15 | .253 | .299 | .345 | .644 | WAS |
1895 | 151 | 591 | 183 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 106 | 91 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 41 | 30 | .310 | .342 | .472 | .814 | WAS,AL |
1896 | 136 | 506 | 147 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 72 | 67 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 36 | 23 | .291 | .350 | .445 | .795 | COL |
1897 | 147 | 545 | 139 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 65 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 145 | 29 | 27 | .255 | .313 | .371 | .684 | COL |
1898 | 153 | 552 | 146 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 61 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 35 | 29 | .264 | .340 | .370 | .710 | COL |
Total | 1535 | 5760 | 1575 | 352 | 83 | 46 | 744 | 731 | 373 | 0 | 39 | 1229 | 405 | 258 | .273 | .316 | .387 | .703 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1888, AAA | 35 | 138 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 4 | .355 | .414 | .500 | .914 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1888 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
1890 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .175 | .267 | .250 | .517 |
1892 | 11 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .184 | .271 | .455 |
1893 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
1895 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .323 | .433 | .756 |
1897 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .346 | .348 | .694 |
Total | 48 | 171 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 4 | .222 | .281 | .327 | .609 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 150 | 150 | 286 | 14 | 2 | 323 | 23 | .929 | 1311.2 | 2.22 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Washington in 1887... Had first career hit (double) on 4/10/1887, off Lou Galvin (PRO)... Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1887, off Jersey Bakely (PHA)... Won World Series with Washington in 1888... Injured on 6/11/1889 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season... Injured on 7/22/1890 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1891: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with Washington in 1892... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... 8/29/1893: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 6/11/1894 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Was selected to the 1895 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1895, hitting .464 with 0 HR, 6 RBI... Won World Series with Washington in 1895... Signed as a free agent by Columbus on 2/13/1896 to a 3-year deal worth $8,100,000 per year... Injured on 5/25/1897 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1895 - .310 - 7th
| SLG 1895 - .472 - 6th
| OPS 1895 - .814 - 9th
| Hits 1892 - 191 - 3rd 1895 - 183 - 8th
| Doubles 1895 - 49 - 5th
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Triples 1892 - 14 - 4th 1896 - 13 - 6th
| RBI 1895 - 106 - 5th
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