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Bob
O'Farrell		  
Nickname: Big O
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 19, 1896 in Usa, IL, WAUKEGAN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1925    1926   
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
1915 18 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 7 8
1916 19 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 4 4 5 4 4 9 8 8
1917 20 NYA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 10 8 9
1918 21 NYA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 10 8 9
1919 22 PHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 9 8 9
1920 23 PHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 9 9
1921 24 PHA AL     5 5 6 1 1 1 6 5 5 5 5 5 10 9 9
1922 25 PHA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 10
1923 26 CHN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 10
1924 27 CHN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 5 7 6 6 10 10 10
1925 28 CHN NL $ 788,571   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 6 7 10 10 10
1926 29 CHN NL $ 1,900,000   7 7 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 9 10
1927 30 CHN NL $ 1,900,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 10 9 10
1928 31 DET AL $ 1,750,000   7 7 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 9 10
1929 32 DET AL $ 1,750,000   7 7 8 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 7 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,900,000   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 6 7 10 10 10
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
1915 18 AA   133 454 53 118 9 2 6 49 20 18 114 68 .260 .408 .328 .737 72.0  
1916 19 AA   128 454 68 121 23 0 7 51 14 12 105 52 .267 .404 .363 .768 74.6  
1917 20 AA   131 492 47 128 17 1 4 56 18 10 79 45 .260 .363 .323 .686 64.0  
1918 21 AAA   128 454 57 130 17 2 2 62 10 9 56 37 .286 .365 .346 .711 58.6  
1919 22 PHA AL 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.5 0.0
    AAA   82 276 35 82 18 2 2 36 10 11 28 18 .297 .362 .399 .760 37.1  
1920 23 PHA AL 52 182 20 41 9 0 0 18 0 0 11 2 .225 .268 .275 .543 13.2 0.3
1921 24 AAA   120 412 67 125 24 4 2 53 15 11 67 10 .303 .401 .396 .796 66.2  
1922 25 PHA AL 9 28 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .179 .281 .214 .496 1.6 0.0
    AAA   114 441 79 143 17 1 2 48 14 11 70 17 .324 .417 .381 .798 71.9  
1923 26 PHA AL 55 177 10 32 6 1 0 15 0 1 11 5 .181 .228 .226 .454 6.0 0.0
  CHN NL 22 76 7 19 2 1 0 2 0 0 10 0 .250 .333 .303 .636 8.1 0.6
  TOT   77 253 17 51 8 2 0 17 0 1 21 5 .202 .261 .249 .510 14.0 0.6
1924 27 CHN NL 91 309 44 84 9 1 1 36 0 4 22 1 .272 .318 .317 .635 26.6 1.0
1925 28 CHN NL 122 440 57 132 16 13 1 61 4 6 40 8 .300 .359 .402 .761 58.9 9.0
1926 29 CHN NL 123 451 53 129 13 6 2 61 4 6 42 11 .286 .344 .355 .699 51.0 6.6
1927 30 CHN NL 130 452 71 134 19 3 3 59 11 4 50 8 .296 .362 .372 .734 63.0 8.9
1928 31 DET AL 55 148 14 43 7 1 0 24 2 1 16 6 .291 .357 .351 .708 19.5 3.3
1929 32 DET AL 122 433 49 123 11 5 1 50 3 11 50 6 .284 .357 .339 .696 49.2 6.0
10 Years Sim 786 2711 328 744 93 31 8 328 24 33 256 49 .274 .335 .340 .676 296.5 35.7
4 Years AAA 444 1583 238 480 76 9 8 199 49 42 221 82 .303 .386 .378 .764 233.7  
3 Years AA 392 1400 168 367 49 3 17 156 52 40 298 165 .262 .388 .338 .726 210.6  
7 Years Minors 836 2983 406 847 125 12 25 355 101 82 519 247 .284 .387 .359 .746 444.3  
162 Game Average 558 67 153 19 6 1 67 4 6 52 10 .274 .335 .340 .676 61.1  
Career Highs 130 452 71 134 19 13 3 61 11 11 50 11 .300 .362 .402 .761 63.0  
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   1617 181 422 49 19 6 213 11 19 136 40 .261 .316 .326 .642 165.1
vs LH   1094 147 322 44 12 2 115 13 14 120 9 .294 .362 .362 .724 143.6
Home 393 1349 161 368 42 22 4 167 12 13 132 22 .273 .336 .345 .682 157.6
Away 393 1362 167 376 51 9 4 161 12 20 124 27 .276 .334 .336 .670 151.1
RISP   734 0 203 24 7 2 297 0 0 74 11 .277 .334 .337 .671 86.6
Pinch Hitting   45 6 14 1 0 0 8 1 1 6 1 .311 .385 .333 .718 6.1
Close/Late   323 37 79 8 3 0 29 0 0 32 3 .245 .309 .288 .597 30.3
Mar/Apr 77 258 30 76 8 3 0 28 4 2 26 5 .295 .358 .349 .706 32.8
May 148 492 74 137 14 5 3 59 6 5 44 7 .278 .335 .346 .680 57.5
June 131 456 57 123 14 4 1 56 6 6 42 7 .270 .329 .325 .654 49.2
July 147 506 64 141 20 9 2 67 3 7 47 10 .279 .337 .366 .703 60.9
August 141 493 52 130 24 7 1 62 2 7 46 5 .264 .323 .347 .670 53.9
Sep/Oct 142 506 51 137 13 3 1 56 3 6 51 15 .271 .339 .314 .653 54.5
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1919 22 PHA AL C 4 4 35.0 13 4 0 0 1.000 4.37 1 1 1.000 0 0.2
1920 23 PHA AL C 47 45 402.3 140 41 7 0 .963 4.05 68 25 .368 0 1.3
1922 25 PHA AL C 8 7 70.0 23 9 0 0 1.000 4.11 15 7 .467 0 0.7
1923 26 PHA AL C 49 47 399.8 108 33 5 1 .966 3.17 60 23 .383 1 2.3
  CHN NL C 19 19 184.2 50 15 3 0 .956 3.18 28 11 .393 0 1.0
  TOT   C 68 66 584.0 158 48 8 1 .963 3.17 88 34 .386 1 3.3
1924 27 CHN NL C 83 80 699.7 213 58 8 0 .971 3.49 110 42 .382 2 4.5
1925 28 CHN NL C 119 115 1016.0 365 67 10 2 .977 3.83 133 50 .376 5 7.8
1926 29 CHN NL C 123 118 1046.3 419 73 7 1 .986 4.23 154 51 .331 2 7.2
1927 30 CHN NL C 129 121 1091.7 417 72 13 1 .974 4.03 152 45 .296 5 3.9
1928 31 DET AL C 47 39 361.7 134 32 10 1 .943 4.13 63 21 .333 3 2.0
1929 32 DET AL C 121 119 1078.3 418 74 12 1 .976 4.11 150 43 .287 3 4.0
Career Totals   749 714 6385.0 2300 478 75 7 .974 3.92 934 319 .342 21 35.0
Career Highs   129 121 1091.7 419 74 13 2 1.000 4.37 154 51 1.000 5  
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1915
Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 7/16/1919 (Going to PHA: C Bob O'Farrell. Going to NYA: P Sailor Stroud)
Had first career hit on 8/9/1919, off Rube Kroh (NYA)
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Chicago (N) on 7/31/1923 (Going to CHN: C Bob O'Farrell. Going to PHA: P Trade AX Bait)
Hit first career homerun on 8/1/1924, off Claude Hendrix (PIT)
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $788,571 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1925
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,900,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1926
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,900,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/20/1928 to a 2-year deal worth $1,750,000 per year
 
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