P Buck O'Brien #6
Washington Senators ABBA
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/29/1988
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P BUCK O'BRIEN #6 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 1 0-3 1 6.62 70.2 95 11 48 46 2.02 -1.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 8 7 8 8
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Changeup 6 6
Screwball 9 9
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 7
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/1988 KCA Loss, 3-8 X 6.0 7 4 3 1 1 Loss
09/28/1988 @ STL Loss, 3-9 1.1 1 0 0 3 0
09/22/1988 @ KCA Win, 10-4 2.0 3 2 1 1 2
09/15/1988 CAR Win, 8-4 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
09/13/1988 CAR Win, 8-7 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
08/30/1988 NYB Loss, 3-10 4.2 2 1 1 3 4
08/21/1988 @ STL Loss, 0-12 2.1 7 4 4 4 1
08/19/1988 @ STL Win, 8-1 2.1 1 0 0 2 1
08/12/1988 NYB Loss, 7-12 4.0 5 1 0 1 2
07/28/1988 CAR Win, 8-2 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
O'Brien puts in long hours and has great knowledge of the game. He is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:05/09/1950
Born in:Brockton, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,295,000
Signed Through:1988 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1977, 5th Pick in Round 2
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1988 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 1 0 3 1 6.62 70.2 95 59 52 11 48 46 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 31 15 18.21 12.10 5.86 6.11 5.52 2.02 124 -1.0 .343        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 137 42 6 1 6 32 27 20 3 0 0 .307 .413 .496 .910      
vs. RHB 160 53 13 0 5 27 21 26 2 0 0 .331 .404 .506 .911      
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1988 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 0 0 10.00 9.0 15 10 10 3 2 8  
May 4 0 0 1 0 5.00 9.0 11 6 5 1 4 6  
June 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 10.0 12 10 10 2 11 7  
July 8 0 0 1 0 7.27 17.1 28 17 14 1 15 12  
August 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 13.1 15 6 5 1 10 8  
September 4 0 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 7 6 5 3 5 4  
October 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 7 4 3 0 1 1  
Spring Training 8 0 1 1 0 5.30 18.2 30 17 11 2 14 18  
Last Year 38 0 7 7 2 5.32 64.1 65 42 38 12 31 66  
2 Years Ago 19 0 1 0 0 4.70 51.2 54 38 27 10 32 55  
Career 344 218 109 81 8 3.43 1878.1 1788 812 715 117 662 1158  
Home 14 1 0 3 1 6.53 40.0 50 35 29 7 23 25  
Road 18 0 0 0 0 6.75 30.2 45 24 23 4 25 21  
Grass 28 1 0 3 1 7.07 62.1 83 56 49 11 44 39  
Turf 4 0 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 12 3 3 0 4 7  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 18.00 5.0 11 10 10 1 4 2  
Night 28 1 0 3 1 5.76 65.2 84 49 42 10 44 44  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 7 4 3 0 1 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 31 0 0 2 1 6.82 64.2 88 55 49 11 47 45  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Detroit - ABBA 28 37 37 11 15 0 3.19 279.0 255 107 99 17 90 156 12 1 1.24 .272 3.37 5.0 116
1979 Detroit - ABBA 29 40 36 13 13 1 3.80 275.0 271 127 116 18 86 142 10 1 1.30 .282 3.51 5.2 104
1980 Detroit - ABBA 30 40 40 19 14 0 2.82 316.1 284 102 99 12 101 204 15 5 1.22 .282 2.96 8.7 142
1981 Detroit - ABBA 31 41 41 24 10 0 3.38 306.0 304 129 115 16 101 192 13 1 1.32 .294 3.20 6.6 112
1982 Detroit - ABBA 32 9 9 2 5 0 5.03 59.0 78 43 33 5 18 40 1 0 1.63 .349 3.39 1.2 78
1983 Washington - ABBA 33 27 27 11 5 0 3.34 191.1 179 86 71 8 57 100 1 0 1.23 .272 3.83 4.7 143
1984 Washington - ABBA 34 40 27 19 9 4 2.50 219.2 182 73 61 6 78 122 8 4 1.18 .253 2.98 5.7 160
1985 Washington - ABBA 35 21 0 2 0 0 0.79 45.1 21 6 4 2 20 35 0 0 0.90 .161 2.89 0.9 522
1986 Washington - ABBA 36 19 0 1 0 0 4.70 51.2 54 38 27 10 32 55 0 0 1.66 .308 5.00 -0.4 86
1987 Washington - ABBA 37 38 0 7 7 2 5.32 64.1 65 42 38 12 31 66 0 0 1.49 .299 4.67 -0.1 81
1988 Washington - ABBA 38 32 1 0 3 1 6.62 70.2 95 59 52 11 48 46 0 0 2.02 .343 5.52 -1.0 67
Total ABBA 344 218 109 81 8 3.43 1878.1 1788 812 715 117 662 1158 60 12 1.30 .282 3.45 36.4 131
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Manchester - AAA 33 4 4 0 1 0 2.95 21.1 15 7 7 2 8 18 0 0 1.08 .232 3.74 0.3 130
Total AAAA 4 4 0 1 0 2.95 21.1 15 7 7 2 8 18 0 0 1.08 .232 3.74 129.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Detroit - ABBA 28 4 3 1 1 1 3.55 25.1 32 10 10 3 7 11 1 0 1.54 .345 4.46 0.1 104
1980 Detroit - ABBA 30 5 5 2 1 0 3.18 39.2 33 14 14 3 10 27 0 0 1.08 .263 3.25 0.9 126
1981 Detroit - ABBA 31 2 2 1 1 0 7.30 12.1 12 10 10 2 8 10 0 0 1.62 .294 5.40 -0.1 52
1984 Washington - ABBA 34 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
1985 Washington - ABBA 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.03 0.1 999
1986 Washington - ABBA 36 3 0 1 0 0 11.05 7.1 8 9 9 2 5 3 0 0 1.77 .240 7.53 -0.3 36
1987 Washington - ABBA 37 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.60 .143 1.70 0.1 999
Total ABBA 17 10 5 3 2 4.38 88.1 86 44 43 10 30 54 1 0 1.31 .284 4.16 138.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1978 Detroit - MLB P 37 37 22 41 6 67 4 .940 279.0 2.03 -0.4 .975
1979 Detroit - MLB P 40 36 22 38 2 64 4 .938 275.0 1.96 +0.1 .979
1980 Detroit - MLB P 40 40 31 36 3 69 2 .971 316.1 1.91 +0.9 .976
1981 Detroit - MLB P 41 41 20 37 2 61 4 .934 306.0 1.68 +1.0 .947
1982 Detroit - MLB P 9 9 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 59.0 1.07 +0.3 1.470
1983 Washington - MLB P 27 27 8 19 1 29 2 .931 191.1 1.27 +0.5 .970
1984 Washington - MLB P 40 27 9 14 2 24 1 .958 219.2 0.94 +1.9 1.114
1985 Washington - MLB P 21 0 2 1 0 5 2 .600 45.1 0.60 -0.6 .323
1986 Washington - MLB P 19 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 51.2 0.87 +0.1 .957
1987 Washington - MLB P 38 0 3 7 2 10 0 1.000 64.1 1.40 +0.3 .960
1988 Washington - MLB P 31 1 3 6 1 10 1 .900 70.2 1.15 +0.2 .785
TOTAL P 343 218 125 206 19 352 21 .940 1878.1 1.59 +4.2 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
12/24/1977 Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 17th overall pick) by the Detroit Stars.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
03/30/1978 Injured (Thumb contusion), out for one week.
04/06/1978 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
05/22/1978 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/27/1978 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/09/1978 Was selected to the 1978 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/17/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
04/05/1979 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/1979 Injured on 06/09/1979, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
09/12/1979 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/17/1979 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
02/08/1980 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $11,600,000 with the Detroit Stars organization.
04/09/1980 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/26/1980 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/25/1980 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Federals with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/13/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/15/1980 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1980 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/27/1980 Finished 2nd in 1980 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
08/19/1981 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/01/1981 Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
04/10/1982 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
04/14/1982 Injured (Dead arm), out for 5 days.
05/15/1982 Injured on 05/11/1982, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 13 months.
12/24/1982 Was traded by the Detroit Stars to the Washington Senators, along with a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
12/05/1983 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,180,000 with the Washington Senators organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (6).
07/25/1984 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/30/1984 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Black Yankees with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/04/1984 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/15/1984 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/25/1984 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/04/1984 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
10/25/1984 Finished 3rd in 1984 ABBA AL Robert Moses Grove Award voting.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
03/03/1985 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
03/07/1985 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1980 14 8
1981 16 6
Year G Rank
1981 41 7
Year GS Rank
1980 40 6
1981 41 3
Year W Rank
1980 19 4
1981 24 1
1984 19 4
Year L Rank
1978 15 9
Year Win. % Rank
1979 .500 10
1980 .576 10
1981 .706 5
1983 .688 6
1984 .679 6
Year IP Rank
1980 316.1 4
1981 306.0 8
Year BF Rank
1980 1299 6
1981 1316 5
Year BB Rank
1978 90 9
1979 86 9
1980 101 4
1981 101 4
Year K Rank
1978 156 9
1980 204 4
Year WP Rank
1981 7 3
1986 6 9
1987 7 7
1988 12 1
Year ERA Rank
1978 3.19 10
1980 2.82 2
1983 3.34 5
1984 2.50 2
Year BABIP Rank
1984 .253 8
Year WHIP Rank
1983 1.23 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1983 11.81 9
1984 10.86 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1978 0.55 9
1979 0.59 4
1980 0.34 2
1981 0.47 3
1983 0.38 2
1984 0.25 1
Year H/9 Rank
1980 8.08 7
1983 8.42 9
1984 7.46 5
Year K/9 Rank
1980 5.80 10
Year QS Rank
1978 24 6
1979 24 3
1980 29 2
1981 30 1
1983 21 10
Year QSP Rank
1978 .649 9
1979 .667 5
1980 .725 3
1981 .732 3
1983 .778 3
1984 .741 3
Year CG Rank
1978 12 8
1980 15 5
Year SHO Rank
1980 5 2
1984 4 3
Year GB% Rank
1979 0.57 2
1980 0.56 1
1981 0.55 1
1983 0.57 1
1984 0.53 2
Year WAR Rank
1979 5.3 5
1980 9.0 2
1981 7.4 9
1984 5.2 6
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