Tommy O'Brien
1943–1950 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
293G
.277AVG
.344OBP
.392SLG
More career statistics
198H
8HR
78RBI
2SB
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 · At bats | 714 | 715 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 6 |
| Batting · Walks | 70 | 69 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | 798 | 714 | 110 | 198 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 70 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 280 | .277 | .344 | .392 | .736 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1943-08-30 to 1943-09-06
16longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1943-06-06 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 144 | 357 | 100 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 30 | .309 | .353 | .444 |
| Away | 149 | 441 | 98 | 5 | 32 | 43 | 36 | .251 | .320 | .348 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 92 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | .265 | .293 | .313 |
| May | 67 | 189 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 15 | .302 | .354 | .413 |
| June | 49 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | .257 | .312 | .386 |
| July | 47 | 141 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | .250 | .348 | .433 |
| August | 51 | 134 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | .261 | .306 | .328 |
| September | 48 | 122 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | .309 | .369 | .445 |
| October | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 37 | 108 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | .319 | .380 | .500 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 121 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .312 | .347 | .420 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 100 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | .258 | .320 | .360 |
| chicago-cubs | 35 | 79 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | .347 | .354 | .493 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 34 | 76 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | .319 | .368 | .420 |
| cincinnati-reds | 28 | 73 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .309 | .342 | .397 |
| boston-braves | 25 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .186 | .271 | .302 |
| chicago-white-sox | 12 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .250 | .372 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 233 | 72 | 2 | 24 | – | .309 | – | – |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 156 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 161 | 54 | – | 18 | – | .335 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Boston Red Sox | 49 | 125 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 12 | 40 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .125 | – | – |