Johnny O'Brien Stats

Johnny O'Brien was born on Thursday, December 11, 1930, in South Amboy, New Jersey. O'Brien was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1953, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Johnny O'Brien baseball stats page.
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Johnny O'Brien

John O'Brien Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#223)

John O'Brien Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#223)
 

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Birth Name:   John Thomas O'Brien
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   12-11-1930  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   South Amboy, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Seattle University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-19-1953 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-19-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $40,000
Johnny O'Brien

Johnny 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
1956 26 Pirates 8 0 4 1 0 1.000 2.84 0 0 0 19.0 73 8 6 6 2 9 0 9 1 2 0 -
1957 27 Pirates 16 1 5 0 3 .000 6.08 0 0 0 40.0 188 46 27 32 7 24 2 19 2 1 0 -
1958 28 Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 .000 22.50 0 0 0 2.0 15 7 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 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
3 Years 25 1 10 1 3 .250 5.61 0 0 0 61.0 276 61 38 43 9 35 2 30 3 3 0 -
Johnny O'Brien

Johnny O'Brien Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 23 Pirates 89 279 28 69 13 2 2 0 22 21 - 36 8 - 4 9 .247 .309 .330
1955 25 Pirates 84 278 22 83 15 2 1 0 25 20 1 19 3 2 1 7 .299 .346 .378
1956 26 Pirates 73 104 13 18 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 7 4 1 0 2 .173 .209 .183
1957 27 Pirates 34 35 7 11 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 .314 .368 .429
1958 28 Pirates 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 28 Cardinals 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1959 29 Braves 44 116 16 23 4 0 1 0 8 11 1 15 4 1 1 3 .198 .271 .259
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 339 815 90 204 35 5 4 0 59 59 2 82 20 4 8 22 .250 .306 .320
Johnny O'Brien

Johnny O'Brien Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1953 Pirates 2B 77 73 1,938 389 5.1 382 172 210 7 48 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.32
1953 Pirates SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Pirates 2B 78 75 2,022 418 5.4 405 185 220 13 53 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.41
1956 Pirates 2B 53 28 768 172 3.2 165 67 98 7 17 n/a n/a n/a .959 5.80
1956 Pirates P 8 0 57 2 0.3 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1956 Pirates SS 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1957 Pirates 2B 2 0 15 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1957 Pirates P 16 1 120 7 0.4 6 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.35
1957 Pirates SS 8 7 171 26 3.3 23 11 12 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .885 3.63
1958 Cardinals 2B 1 0 12 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1958 Cardinals P 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Cardinals SS 5 0 21 2 0.4 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1959 Braves 2B 37 34 888 155 4.2 153 70 83 2 24 n/a n/a n/a .987 4.65
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 248 210 5,643 1,137 4.6 1,108 497 611 29 142 n/a n/a n/a .974 5.30
P Totals 25 1 183 9 0.4 6 2 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.89
SS Totals 15 7 195 29 1.9 26 12 14 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .897 3.60
6 Years 288 218 6,021 1,175 4.1 1,140 511 629 35 144 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.11
Johnny O'Brien

Johnny O'Brien Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Pirates 1 1 .500 5 8 n/a 139.5 7.8 12.7 - - -
1955 Pirates 1 1 .500 6 0 n/a 278.0 14.6 11.1 - - -
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 10 7 n/a 0.0 14.9 34.7 1.00 4.26 4.26
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 4 6 n/a 0.0 8.8 35.0 0.79 4.28 5.40
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 1 2 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1958 Cardinals 0 0 .000 1 4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
1959 Braves 0 0 .000 2 7 n/a 116.0 7.7 14.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 2 2 .500 29 34 n/a 203.8 9.9 13.8 0.86 4.43 5.16
Johnny O'Brien

Johnny O'Brien Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 19 Undetermined - -
1959 Milwaukee Braves 11 Undetermined - -




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