Bob O'Farrell
1915–1935 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,493G
.273AVG
.360OBP
.388SLG
More career statistics
1,120H
51HR
549RBI
35SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,101 | 4,102 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 7 | 20 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,120 | 1,122 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 408 | 410 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,742 | 4,744 |
| Batting · Runs | 517 | 518 |
| Batting · RBI | 549 | 559 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 35 | 38 |
| Batting · Triples | 58 | 59 |
| Batting · Walks | 547 | 548 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,493 | 4,742 | 4,101 | 517 | 1,120 | 201 | 58 | 51 | 549 | 547 | 408 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1,590 | .273 | .360 | .388 | .748 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1922-09-09 to 1922-09-22
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1923-06-14 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1921-08-09 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1921-09-02 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 740 | 2337 | 533 | 29 | 273 | 263 | 191 | .262 | .341 | .377 |
| Away | 753 | 2407 | 589 | 22 | 286 | 285 | 219 | .285 | .363 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 411 | 100 | 3 | 43 | 47 | 46 | .279 | .358 | .387 |
| May | 258 | 780 | 183 | 8 | 94 | 100 | 70 | .275 | .363 | .404 |
| June | 274 | 907 | 215 | 13 | 101 | 121 | 68 | .280 | .370 | .407 |
| July | 282 | 860 | 186 | 7 | 107 | 100 | 71 | .250 | .333 | .333 |
| August | 309 | 980 | 239 | 14 | 125 | 83 | 80 | .276 | .329 | .401 |
| September | 243 | 774 | 192 | 5 | 85 | 94 | 70 | .287 | .370 | .396 |
| October | 8 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .312 | .429 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 237 | 761 | 185 | 3 | 80 | 67 | 61 | .270 | .331 | .379 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 215 | 671 | 135 | 8 | 72 | 96 | 73 | .240 | .344 | .347 |
| cincinnati-reds | 201 | 583 | 127 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 52 | .246 | .312 | .368 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 194 | 626 | 152 | 8 | 96 | 75 | 51 | .285 | .363 | .401 |
| boston-braves | 191 | 638 | 185 | 6 | 97 | 74 | 47 | .337 | .406 | .475 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 167 | 522 | 122 | 7 | 61 | 70 | 33 | .277 | .368 | .383 |
| new-york-giants | 160 | 541 | 131 | 10 | 62 | 54 | 47 | .274 | .342 | .406 |
| chicago-cubs | 128 | 402 | 85 | 2 | 35 | 57 | 46 | .251 | .353 | .331 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 |  Chicago Cubs | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1917 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | .375 | – | – |
| 1918 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 113 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1919 | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 126 | 27 | – | 8 | 2 | .214 | – | – |
| 1920 | Chicago Cubs | 94 | 270 | 68 | 3 | 21 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1921 | Chicago Cubs | 96 | 260 | 65 | 4 | 33 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1922 | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 392 | 127 | 4 | 61 | 6 | .324 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | 131 | 452 | 145 | 12 | 81 | 10 | .321 | – | – |
| 1924 | Chicago Cubs | 71 | 183 | 44 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .240 | – | – |
| 1925 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 111 | 339 | 92 | 3 | 37 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1926 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 492 | 144 | 7 | 71 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 178 | 47 | – | 19 | 3 | .264 | – | – |
| 1928 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 185 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .200 | – | – |
| 1929 |  New York Giants | 91 | 248 | 76 | 4 | 43 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1930 | New York Giants | 94 | 249 | 75 | 4 | 54 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1931 | New York Giants | 85 | 174 | 39 | 1 | 21 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 51 | 66 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 164 | 39 | 2 | 20 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 190 | 45 | 1 | 14 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |