Player
Johnny O'Brien
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Thomas
- Born
-
December 11, 1930
South Amboy, NJ, USA - Died
- June 13, 2025
- Size
- 5'9" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 19, 1953
- Final Game
- July 19, 1959
- Career
- 7 years
Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1953-1958
- St. Louis Cardinals 1958-1958
- Milwaukee Braves 1959-1959
Career Batting
339
G
.250
AVG
204
H
4
HR
59
RBI
.621
OPS
71
OPS vs Lg
31% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
1-3
W-L
5.61
ERA
25
G
30
SO
0
SV
1.57
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 3 | 6.08 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 19 | 24 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 9 | 9 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | 2.0 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 4.500 | |
| 1957 | NL | 40.0 | 4.28 | 5.40 | 1.750 | |
| 1956 | NL | 19.0 | 4.26 | 4.26 | 0.895 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 44 | 116 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .198 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .314 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .173 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 278 | 83 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .299 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 279 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .247 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | 133 | .060 | .218 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 48 | 1.0 | |
| 1958 | NL | 4 | .000 | .000 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -24 | 0.0 | |
| 1957 | NL | 39 | .114 | .355 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 121 | 0.0 | |
| 1956 | NL | 114 | .010 | .184 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 1955 | NL | 304 | .079 | .315 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 98 | 1.1 | |
| 1953 | NL | 312 | .082 | .278 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 72 | 2.1 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 248 | 497 | 611 | 29 | 142 | .974 |
| P | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
| SS | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .897 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 2B | 37 | 70 | 83 | 2 | 24 | .987 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .885 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 53 | 67 | 98 | 7 | 17 | .959 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 78 | 185 | 220 | 13 | 53 | .969 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 77 | 172 | 210 | 7 | 48 | .982 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |