Charlie O'Brien

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: May 1, 1960 in Tulsa, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK), the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) and the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS).

High School: Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK)

School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Debut: June 2, 1985 (Age 25-032d, 15,029th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 21, 2000 (Age 40-051d)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Charles Hugh O'Brien

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1995 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

2232

493

.221

216

RBI

261

OBP

.303

SLG

.353

OPS

.656

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 56 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 17 go ahead

7 Tms
ATL	17
TOR	17
NYM	8
MIL	8
CHW	4
MON	1
ANA	1

Platoon
vs RHP	35
vs LHP	21

Home/Road
Home	29
Away	27

Outs
0	22
1	20
2	14

23 Opps
TEX	5
CIN	5
COL	4
DET	4
MIL	4
STL	3
SDP	3
BAL	3
BOS	3
ANA/CAL	2
CHC	2
SEA	2
KCR	2
PIT	2
MON	2
FLA	2
TOR	2
SFG	1
NYM	1
ATL	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
HOU	1

52 Pitchers
Bobby Witt	2
Bob Tewksbury	2
Jimmy Key	2
Kent Mercker	2
Tim Wakefield	1
Steve Foster	1
John Burkett	1
Heathcliff Slocumb	1
Norm Charlton	1
Richie Lewis	1
Trevor Hoffman	1
Arthur Rhodes	1
Jeff D'Amico	1
John Roper	1
Lance Painter	1
Jerry Reed	1
José Rijo	1
Charlie Hough	1
Jeff Montgomery	1
Joel Johnston	1
Armando Reynoso	1
Marvin Freeman	1
José Mercedes	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Steve Sparks	1
Shawn Boskie	1
Rich Robertson	1
Scott Karl	1
Chad Ogea	1
John Cerutti	1
A.J. Sager	1
Mike Smithson	1
Pat Rapp	1
Bruce Ruffin	1
Bret Saberhagen	1
Randy Veres	1
Butch Henry	1
Andy Ashby	1
Pete Schourek	1
Vicente Palacios	1
Randy Myers	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Steve Cooke	1
Mike Morgan	1
Pedro Martinez	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Mark Langston	1
Mike Myers	1
Gene Harris	1
Dennis Cook	1
Ron Villone	1
Nolan Ryan	1

20 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	11
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	10
County Stad (MIL)	9
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	43
78	8
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	11
3	10
4	9
1	9
5	7
7+	6
6	3
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	15
-2-	9
12-	3
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

94 RBI
RISP	16
0 on	25
1 on	25
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	31

Inning
2	13
3	5
4	3
5	12
6	7
7	5
8	6
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	18
4-6	22
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	5
+2	6
+1	3
Tied	15
-1	6
-2	7
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	18
Tied	15
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
2-1	7
1-0	6
2-2	6
3-2	5
1-1	5
0-1	5
2-0	5
3-1	4
1-2	3
Unk	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	55
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	24
8th	24
9th	5
6th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-07-18	MIL		KCR	Floyd Bannister	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	-2-	3,(2-0) 2BBX	2	9	2	0.109	87%		Home Run; D. Hamilton Scores
2	2	2	1	1988-07-23	MIL		TEX	Bobby Witt	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) B11P.FX	1	9	2	0.057	90%		Home Run
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1989-05-17	MIL	@	SEA	Jerry Reed	ahead 7-4	t 6	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	2	0.074	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Francona Scores
4	4	2	1	1989-06-15	MIL		TOR	Jimmy Key	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	7	2	0.095	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	1989-07-30	MIL	@	TEX	Nolan Ryan	behind 0-3	t 2	1	12-	9,(3-2) FBBCB>F>F>FX	3	7	2	0.223	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Yount Scores; B. Surhoff Scores
6	6	4	1	1989-08-20	MIL		BOS	Mike Smithson	behind 1-3	b 6	1	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	6	2	0.415	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Yount Scores; G. Brock Scores
7	7	5	1	1989-09-15	MIL		TEX	Jamie Moyer	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---		1	8	2	0.125	55%		Home Run
8	8	6	1	1989-09-24	MIL		TOR	John Cerutti	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBCX	1	9	2	0.120	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1991-08-22	NYM		STL	Bob Tewksbury	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.096	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Sasser Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
10	10	2	1	1991-08-30	NYM	@	CIN	Randy Myers	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	7,(3-2) CBBBSFX	1	8	2	0.149	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. O'Brien Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1992-05-01	NYM	@	ATL	Kent Mercker	ahead 5-0	t 5	2	--3	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	2	0.036	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Johnson Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
12	12	2	1	1992-08-28 (2)	NYM		CIN	Steve Foster	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	7,(3-2) CBCFBBX	1	8	2	0.077	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. O'Brien Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1993-07-19	NYM	@	SDP	Gene Harris	tied 1-1	t 10	0	---	3,(1-1) ..FBX	1	9	2	0.336	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	2	1	1993-07-21	NYM	@	SDP	Trevor Hoffman	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	7	2	0.078	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	1993-08-07 (1)	NYM		PIT	Steve Cooke	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	2	0.138	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	4	1	1993-09-22	NYM	@	PIT	Joel Johnston	tied 4-4	t 10	1	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	7	2	0.419	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Burnitz Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1994-05-03	ATL		FLA	Charlie Hough	behind 1-6	b 7	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	7	2	0.061	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Pendleton Scores
18	18	2	1	1994-05-10	ATL		PHI	Shawn Boskie	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	5,(1-2) BSFFX	1	7	2	0.149	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	3	1	1994-05-30	ATL	@	SFG	John Burkett	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	6,(2-2) CKBFBX	1	8	2	0.144	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	4	1	1994-06-13	ATL		COL	Marvin Freeman	behind 0-4	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.064	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	5	1	1994-06-16	ATL		COL	Bruce Ruffin	tied 8-8	b 8	0	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	2	0.197	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Lemke Scores/unER
22	22	6	1	1994-07-16	ATL		FLA	Pat Rapp	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	2	0.107	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	7	1	1994-07-24	ATL	@	STL	Bob Tewksbury	tied 1-1	t 4	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	2	0.222	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. McGriff Scores; R. Klesko Scores
24	24	8	1	1994-07-26	ATL		MON	Butch Henry	behind 0-2	b 2	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	7	2	0.166	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Kelly Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1995-05-09	ATL	@	NYM	Bret Saberhagen	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	4,(2-1) BCB>X	2	7	2	0.200	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); D. Smith Scores
26	26	2	1	1995-05-12	ATL		CIN	José Rijo	ahead 3-2	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.114	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	3	1	1995-06-05	ATL		CHC	Mike Morgan	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.094	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
28	28	4	1	1995-06-11	ATL		STL	Vicente Palacios	behind 0-6	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.039	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
29	29	5	1	1995-06-22	ATL	@	CIN	John Roper	tied 1-1	t 2	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.162	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Klesko Scores
30	30	6	1	1995-07-15	ATL	@	SDP	Andy Ashby	behind 0-5	t 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.078	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Klesko Scores
31	31	7	1	1995-08-04	ATL	@	MON	Pedro Martinez	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	2	0.083	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	8	1	1995-08-11	ATL		COL	Armando Reynoso	tied 2-2	b 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.286	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Jones Scores/unER; D. Justice Scores/unER; C. O'Brien Scores/unER
33	33	9	1	1995-09-12	ATL	@	COL	Lance Painter	behind 0-7	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) ...FBBX	1	7	2	0.021	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1996-04-09	TOR		CAL	Mark Langston	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	5,(3-1) B1BFBX	2	8	2	0.179	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Pérez Scores
35	35	2	1	1996-04-15	TOR		DET	Randy Veres	ahead 4-2	b 6	1	1-3	2,(1-0) .1BX	3	8	2	0.092	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball); E. Sprague Scores; S. Green Scores
36	36	3	1	1996-04-27	TOR		CLE	Chad Ogea	ahead 7-4	b 5	0	-2-	7,(2-2) CFBFF*BX	2	8	2	0.053	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Green Scores
37	37	4	1	1996-05-02	TOR		MIL	Scott Karl	behind 1-3	b 5	0	1--	9,(3-2) CBFFFBB1FX	2	8	2	0.206	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Pérez Scores
38	38	5	1	1996-05-12	TOR		BOS	Heathcliff Slocumb	behind 6-7	b 9	0	---	5,(2-2) ..BBSSX	1	8	PH	0.424	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
39	39	6	1	1996-06-09	TOR	@	TEX	Dennis Cook	behind 5-7	t 8	2	---	7,(2-2) FBFFBFX	1	8	2	0.090	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
40	40	7	1	1996-07-11	TOR	@	MIL	Jeff D'Amico	tied 0-0	t 3	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.129	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Green Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
41	41	8	2	1996-07-11	TOR	@	MIL	José Mercedes	ahead 5-2	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	2	0.026	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. O'Brien Scores
42	42	9	1	1996-07-13	TOR	@	MIL	Steve Sparks	ahead 10-2	t 5	1	1--	4,(2-1) B*BF1X	2	7	2	0.012	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Brumfield Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
43	43	10	1	1996-07-17	TOR	@	BAL	Kent Mercker	behind 4-7	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	0.153	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Brumfield Scores
44	44	11	1	1996-07-19	TOR		DET	Richie Lewis	behind 5-7	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	8	2	0.146	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45	45	12	1	1996-07-20	TOR		DET	A.J. Sager	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	6,(2-2) BBF11CF1X	2	8	2	0.179	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Green Scores
46	46	13	1	1996-08-09	TOR		TEX	Bobby Witt	behind 0-2	b 2	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	7	2	0.181	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Olerud Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1997-04-15	TOR		KCR	Jeff Montgomery	behind 3-6	b 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	8	2	0.146	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Stewart Scores
48	48	2	1	1997-05-14	TOR	@	DET	Mike Myers	tied 2-2	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	2	0.281	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); O. Merced Scores; J. Carter Scores; E. Sprague Scores
49	49	3	1	1997-06-10	TOR		SEA	Norm Charlton	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	-2-	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	7	2	0.020	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Delgado Scores; C. O'Brien Scores
50	50	4	1	1997-09-18	TOR	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	tied 1-1	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	2	0.194	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1998-04-14	CHW	@	BAL	Jimmy Key	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	2	0.152	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
52	52	2	1	1998-05-03	CHW	@	ANA	Rich Robertson	ahead 6-0	t 5	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	2	0.032	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Cordero Scores
53	53	3	1	1998-06-06	CHW	@	CHC	Kevin Tapani	behind 3-4	t 6	2	1--	2,(0-1) 1CX	2	8	2	0.313	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Ordóñez Scores
54	54	4	1	1998-07-01	CHW	@	HOU	Pete Schourek	behind 2-6	t 7	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.046	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1999-07-24	ANA	@	BAL	Arthur Rhodes	behind 2-8	t 9	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	2	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Williams Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	2000-06-01	MON	@	CIN	Ron Villone	ahead 6-2	t 5	0	-2-	4,(1-2) BCFX	2	8	2	0.047	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Cabrera Scores