Darby O'Brien Stats

Darby O'Brien was born on Tuesday, September 1, 1863, in Peoria, Illinois. O'Brien was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1887, with the New York Metropolitans. 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.

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Darby O'Brien
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William D. O'Brien
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-01-1863
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Peoria, Illinois
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-15-1893
Place of Death Data Died In:   Peoria, Illinois
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   186
First Game:   04-16-1887 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-15-1892
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
1887 Metropolitans 1 0 - 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 - 0 1 - 0 - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 - 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 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
1887 Metropolitans 127 562 97 197 30 13 5 0 73 40 - - - - 4 - .351 .398 .406
1888 Trolley Dodgers 136 532 105 149 27 6 2 0 65 30 - - - - 7 - .280 .327 .365
1889 Bridegrooms 136 567 146 170 30 11 5 0 80 61 - 76 - - 16 - .300 .384 .418
1890 Bridegrooms 85 350 78 110 28 6 2 0 63 32 - 43 - - 4 - .314 .378 .446
1891 Bridegrooms 103 395 79 100 18 6 5 0 57 39 - 53 - - 7 - .253 .331 .367
1892 Bridegrooms 122 490 72 119 14 5 1 0 56 29 - 52 - - 3 - .243 .289 .298
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 709 2,896 577 845 147 47 20 0 394 231 - 224 - - 41 - .292 .353 .396
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
1887 Metropolitans 1B 10 - - 76 7.6 71 67 4 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1887 Metropolitans 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1887 Metropolitans OF 121 - - 289 2.4 264 244 20 25 4 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1887 Metropolitans P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1887 Metropolitans SS 2 - - 4 2.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1888 Trolley Dodgers LF 136 - - 264 1.9 246 231 15 18 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
1889 Bridegrooms LF 136 - - 297 2.2 269 255 14 28 5 n/a n/a n/a .906 0.00 -
1890 Bridegrooms OF 85 - - 198 2.3 190 176 14 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1891 Bridegrooms LF 103 - - 225 2.2 214 203 11 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1892 Bridegrooms OF 122 - - 249 2.0 238 222 16 11 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 375 0 0 786 2.1 729 689 40 57 7 n/a n/a n/a .927 0.00 --
OF Totals 328 0 0 736 2.2 692 642 50 44 10 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 --
1B Totals 10 0 0 76 7.6 71 67 4 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 --
SS Totals 2 0 0 4 2.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
6 Years 717 0 3 1,604 2.2 1,497 1,399 98 107 22 n/a n/a n/a .933 13,473.00 --
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
1887 Metropolitans 49 - - - - n/a 112.4 0.0 7.7 0.00 0.00 9.00
1888 Trolley Dodgers 55 - - - - n/a 266.0 0.0 8.2 - - -
1889 Bridegrooms 91 - - - - n/a 113.4 7.5 7.1 - - -
1890 Bridegrooms 38 - - - - n/a 175.0 8.1 5.6 - - -
1891 Bridegrooms 31 - - - - n/a 79.0 7.5 6.9 - - -
1892 Bridegrooms 57 - - - - n/a 490.0 9.4 8.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 321 - - - - n/a 144.8 12.9 7.4 0.00 0.00 9.00
Darby O'Brien

Darby O'Brien Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 New York Metropolitans n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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