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Buck
O'Brien		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 188
 
Born: May 9, 1882 in Usa, MA, BROCKTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1911 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1912 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8
1913 31 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8
1914 32 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1915 33 BSN NL $ 350,000 9 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8
1916 34 BSN NL   9 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8
1917 35 WAS AL   9 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 2 2 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1911 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1912 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1913 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1914 32 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1915 33 BSN NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1916 34 BSN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1917 35 WAS AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1911 29 BSN NL 5 10 .333 16 16 14 0 0 135.7 166 73 7 47 58 4.84 .307 .364 .436 .800 2.4
    AAA   13 7 .650 21 21 12 2 0 176.3 168 45 11 45 133 2.30 .248 .295 .357 .652  
1912 30 BSN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 9 12 1 5 0 24.94 .409 .519 .636 1.155 0.0
1913 31 BSN NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.7 6 1 0 2 2 1.35 .240 .296 .400 .696 0.8
1914 32 BSN NL 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 1 10.0 4 4 2 1 3 3.60 .118 .143 .294 .437 1.5
1915 33 BSN NL 1 1 .500 14 1 0 0 1 30.3 28 10 1 12 11 2.97 .259 .331 .315 .645 2.7
1916 34 BSN NL 5 6 .455 23 3 3 0 0 51.3 56 18 1 21 14 3.16 .283 .350 .323 .673 4.1
1917 35 AAA   1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 2 20.0 18 12 1 8 10 5.40 .243 .317 .378 .695  
6 Years Sim 13 17 .433 72 20 17 0 2 238.3 269 118 12 88 88 4.46 .290 .352 .397 .748 11.4
2 Years AAA 14 8 .636 32 21 12 2 2 196.3 186 57 12 53 143 2.61 .248 .297 .360 .657  
Season Average 2 2 .500 12 3 2 0 0 39.7 44 19 2 14 14 4.46 .290 .352 .397 .748  
Career Highs 5 10 1.000 23 16 14 0 1 135.7 166 73 7 47 58 24.94 .409 .519 .636 1.155  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   119 54 7 41 53   .283 .346 .409 .755
vs LH   150 64 5 47 35   .296 .356 .387 .742
Home 10 7 .588 39 10 8 0 1 132.3 139 59 5 53 46 4.01 .274 .343 .355 .698
Away 3 10 .231 33 10 9 0 1 106.0 130 59 7 35 42 5.01 .309 .362 .447 .808
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 1 0 2 3 1.23 .259 .310 .407 .718
May 0 3 .000 10 0 0 0 0 16.3 15 8 1 10 5 4.41 .246 .352 .311 .664
June 3 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 12.3 12 8 2 3 2 5.84 .255 .300 .426 .726
July 0 2 .000 10 2 2 0 1 26.7 34 12 1 4 10 4.05 .315 .339 .454 .793
August 3 6 .333 16 7 6 0 1 68.7 94 44 1 36 27 5.77 .336 .411 .407 .819
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 22 11 9 0 0 107.0 107 45 7 33 41 3.79 .264 .320 .383 .702
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1911 29 BSN NL 16 52 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 .115 .115 .115 .231 -1.1 0.0
1912 30 BSN NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1913 31 BSN NL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1914 32 BSN NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
1915 33 BSN NL 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1916 34 BSN NL 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
6 Years Sim 72 73 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 30 .082 .095 .082 .177 -2.6 0.0
162 Game Average 164 2 13 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 67 .082 .095 .082 .177 -5.9  
Career Highs 23 52 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 22 .115 1.000 .115 1.000 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   47 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 .106 .106 .106 .213 -1.4
vs LH   26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .038 .074 .038 .113 -1.6
Home 35 39 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 .051 .051 .051 .103 -2.4
Away 27 34 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .118 .143 .118 .261 -0.5
RISP   10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Close/Late   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Mar/Apr 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
July 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
August 13 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 .080 .080 .080 .160 -1.0
Sep/Oct 20 34 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1911 29 BSN NL P 16 16 135.7 3 43 2 3 .958 3.05    
1912 30 BSN NL P 5 0 4.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.16    
1913 31 BSN NL P 5 0 6.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1914 32 BSN NL P 9 0 10.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 3.60    
1915 33 BSN NL P 14 1 30.3 2 10 0 0 1.000 3.56    
1916 34 BSN NL P 23 3 51.3 1 12 0 1 1.000 2.28    
Career Totals   72 20 238.3 6 73 2 4 .975 2.98    
Career Highs   23 16 135.7 3 43 2 3 1.000 4.16    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1911
Had first career hit on 8/5/1911, off Big jeff Pfeffer (CHN)
Earned first career win on 8/5/1911
Injured on 10/1/1913 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Boston (N) on 10/8/1916
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/12/1917 to a minor league contract
 
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