Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Wichita State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Wichita State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 800
- AB
- 2,232
- R
- 216
- H
- 493
- HR
- 56
- RBI
- 261
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .221
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| 1987 | MIL | 10 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1988 | MIL | 40 | 118 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .220 |
| 1989 | MIL | 62 | 188 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .234 |
| 1990 |  MIL/NYM | 74 | 213 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .178 |
| 1991 | NYM | 69 | 168 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .185 |
| 1992 | NYM | 68 | 156 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .212 |
| 1993 | NYM | 67 | 188 | 15 | 48 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .255 |
| 1994 | ATL | 51 | 152 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 28 | 0 | .243 |
| 1995 | ATL | 67 | 198 | 18 | 45 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .227 |
| 1996 | TOR | 109 | 324 | 33 | 77 | 13 | 44 | 0 | .238 |
| 1997 | TOR | 69 | 225 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .218 |
| 1998 |  LAA/CHW | 62 | 175 | 13 | 45 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .257 |
| 1999 | LAA | 27 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .097 |
| 2000 | WSH | 9 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .211 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- AB
- 13
- R
- 1
- H
- 3
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .231
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,560
- TB
- 788
- XBH
- 179
- HBP
- 60
- IBB
- 14
- GIDP
- 62
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIL | 40 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL | 127 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | 226 | 72 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL/NYM | 249 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 191 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 177 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYM | 208 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATL | 172 | 72 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATL | 233 | 79 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 375 | 133 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 267 | 78 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAA/CHW | 193 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAA | 67 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | WSH | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 8.8
- RC
- 234.8
- RC/27
- 3.40
- ISOP
- .132
- SECA
- .222
- BB/K
- 0.59
- AB/HR
- 39.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ATH | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7 | .091 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIL | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3 | .143 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIL | 0.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | .102 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 59 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | 1.9 | 23.3 | 3.9 | .149 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL/NYM | 0.3 | 13 | 1.8 | .066 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | -0.3 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .071 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 84 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 1.3 | 14.1 | 2.9 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 78 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYM | 0.8 | 22 | 4 | .122 | 0.2 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATL | 0.8 | 22.5 | 5 | .230 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATL | 0.5 | 26.5 | 4.4 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 1.5 | 44.2 | 4.6 | .173 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 1.7 | 24.7 | 3.5 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAA/CHW | 0.5 | 19.9 | 3.9 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAA | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.5 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | WSH | -0.2 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .211 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Charlie O'Brien's career stats?
Charlie O'Brien played 15 seasons for the Athletics, the Brewers, the Mets, the Braves, the Blue Jays, the Angels and the Nationals. He was a career .221 hitter with 493 hits, 56 home runs and 261 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .273 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1985 to 2000
Championships
- 1995 World Series with the Atlanta Braves
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