Johnny O'Brien
1953–1959 · bats R / throws R · Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
339G
.250AVG
.306OBP
.320SLG
More career statistics
204H
4HR
59RBI
2SB
1–3W–L
61.0IP
30K
5.61ERA
1GS
1Rare feat
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 · Caught stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 82 | 81 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | 906 | 815 | 90 | 204 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 59 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 261 | .250 | .306 | .320 | .626 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5.61 | 1.574 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1953-06-15 to 1953-06-22
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1955-07-19 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | 1957-07-21 | 1 in 74 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1953-08-15 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 170 | 449 | 103 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 38 | .256 | .292 | .336 |
| Away | 169 | 457 | 101 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 43 | .245 | .289 | .305 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .136 | .174 | .136 |
| May | 53 | 137 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | .187 | .234 | .244 |
| June | 75 | 181 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | .288 | .343 | .350 |
| July | 97 | 278 | 64 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 25 | .251 | .270 | .322 |
| August | 59 | 194 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | .268 | .314 | .357 |
| September | 35 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .262 | .312 | .345 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 54 | 147 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | .273 | .279 | .345 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 52 | 137 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | .299 | .350 | .376 |
| cincinnati-reds | 50 | 111 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | .248 | .288 | .327 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 47 | 127 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .267 | .315 | .293 |
| milwaukee-braves | 38 | 119 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .204 | .227 | .269 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 36 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .250 | .293 | .326 |
| new-york-giants | 32 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | .247 | .308 | .351 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .067 | .125 | .067 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 279 | 69 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 278 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .299 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 104 | 18 | – | 3 | – | .173 | 19 | 9 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 35 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .314 | 40 | 19 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 2 | 2 |
| 1959 |  Milwaukee Braves | 44 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 8 | – | .198 | – | – |