Player
Bob O'Farrell
Player Info
- Full Name
- Robert Arthur
- Born
-
October 19, 1896
Waukegan, IL, USA - Died
- February 20, 1988
- Size
- 5'9" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 5, 1915
- Final Game
- September 23, 1935
- Career
- 21 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1915-1934
- St. Louis Cardinals 1925-1935
- New York Giants 1928-1932
- Cincinnati Reds 1934-1934
Honors
1926 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1926 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1923 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1923 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
1,492
G
.273
AVG
1,120
H
51
HR
549
RBI
.746
OPS
105
OPS vs Lg
48% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 123 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .244 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 22 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .224 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 163 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .239 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 50 | 67 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .239 |
| 1931 | New York Giants | 85 | 174 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .224 |
| 1930 | New York Giants | 94 | 249 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 37 | .301 |
| 1929 | New York Giants | 91 | 248 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 35 | .306 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .212 |
| 1928 | New York Giants | 75 | 133 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .195 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 178 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .264 |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 492 | 144 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 63 | .293 |
| 1925 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 94 | 317 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 37 | .278 |
| 1924 | Chicago Cubs | 71 | 183 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | .240 |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | 131 | 452 | 144 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 73 | .319 |
| 1922 | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 392 | 127 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 68 | .324 |
| 1921 | Chicago Cubs | 96 | 260 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | .250 |
| 1920 | Chicago Cubs | 94 | 270 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | .248 |
| 1919 | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 125 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .216 |
| 1918 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 113 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .283 |
| 1917 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | 12 | .000 | .000 | 16.7 | 0.0 | -50 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | NL | 210 | .105 | .277 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 74 | 1.1 | |
| 1933 | NL | 179 | .086 | .272 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 85 | 2.1 | |
| 1932 | NL | 80 | .045 | .281 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 80 | 0.0 | |
| 1931 | NL | 197 | .098 | .253 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 76 | 1.1 | |
| 1930 | NL | 288 | .145 | .317 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 105 | 4.2 | |
| 1929 | NL | 282 | .129 | .336 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 110 | 4.3 | |
| 1928 | NL | 240 | .070 | .222 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 74 | 2.1 | |
| 1927 | NL | 203 | .067 | .301 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 89 | 0.0 | |
| 1926 | NL | 567 | .140 | .311 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 122 | 7.3 | ✓ |
| 1925 | NL | 391 | .083 | .292 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 90 | 3.2 | |
| 1924 | NL | 221 | .104 | .246 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 91 | 3.2 | |
| 1923 | NL | 526 | .153 | .328 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 138 | 12.6 | ✓ |
| 1922 | NL | 481 | .117 | .348 | 16.4 | 7.1 | 135 | 4.2 | |
| 1921 | NL | 281 | .146 | .252 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 88 | 4.2 | |
| 1920 | NL | 312 | .104 | .262 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 102 | 3.2 | |
| 1919 | NL | 135 | .064 | .235 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 66 | 0.0 | |
| 1918 | NL | 125 | .142 | .320 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 141 | 1.2 | |
| 1917 | NL | 9 | .250 | .375 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 236 | 0.0 | |
| 1915 | NL | 3 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 109 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1,338 | 4,295 | 980 | 130 | 101 | .976 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | C | 22 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | C | 42 | 124 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .993 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 50 | 211 | 19 | 7 | 1 | .970 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | C | 41 | 85 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .969 |
| 1931 | New York Giants | C | 80 | 223 | 27 | 5 | 1 | .980 |
| 1930 | New York Giants | C | 69 | 259 | 34 | 8 | 6 | .973 |
| 1929 | New York Giants | C | 84 | 254 | 22 | 6 | 2 | .979 |
| 1928 | New York Giants | C | 63 | 138 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .988 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 14 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .985 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 53 | 141 | 45 | 4 | 5 | .979 |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 146 | 466 | 117 | 10 | 12 | .983 |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 92 | 324 | 67 | 10 | 5 | .975 |
| 1925 | Chicago Cubs | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | Chicago Cubs | C | 57 | 204 | 40 | 4 | 5 | .984 |
| 1923 | Chicago Cubs | C | 124 | 418 | 118 | 13 | 11 | .976 |
| 1922 | Chicago Cubs | C | 125 | 446 | 143 | 14 | 22 | .977 |
| 1921 | Chicago Cubs | C | 90 | 269 | 87 | 12 | 8 | .967 |
| 1920 | Chicago Cubs | C | 86 | 317 | 100 | 19 | 6 | .956 |
| 1919 | Chicago Cubs | C | 38 | 119 | 48 | 6 | 5 | .965 |
| 1918 | Chicago Cubs | C | 45 | 115 | 36 | 4 | 3 | .974 |
| 1917 | Chicago Cubs | C | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | Chicago Cubs | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .269 | ||
| 1926 | World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| 1918 | World Series | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Managerial record: 122-121 (.502)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 91 | 30 | 60 | .333 | 8 | Player-Mgr |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | 153 | 92 | 61 | .601 | 2 | Player-Mgr |