Patrick
O'Brien
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 203
 
Born: November 20, 1980 in New york Ny
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2011   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 26 PIT NL   3 66 69 68 21 26 24 38 44 41
2008 27 PIT NL   3 69 71 70 23 28 26 58 63 61
2009 28 PIT NL $ 300,000 3 67 69 68 17 23 20 55 61 58
2011 30 NYA AL $ 500,000 6 8 8 8 2 3 2 9 10 9
2012 31 NYA AL $ 1,908,571 6 8 9 9 2 3 2 9 10 9
2013 32 NYA AL $ 1,908,571 6 8 9 9 2 3 2 9 10 9
2014 33 NYA AL $ 2,285,714 6 8 9 9 2 3 2 9 9 9
2015 34 ANA AL $ 5,000,000 6 7 8 8 2 3 2 3 4 3
2016 35 ANA AL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 2 3 2 3 4 3
2017 36 MIN AL   6 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 6 69 71 70 23 28 26 58 63 61
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 26 PIT NL     1 1 1 6 6 6 29 29 29 12 12 12 8 8 8
2008 27 PIT NL     1 1 1 6 6 6 29 29 29 12 12 12 8 8 8
2009 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 29 29 29 12 12 12 8 8 8
2011 30 NYA AL $ 500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2012 31 NYA AL $ 1,908,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2013 32 NYA AL $ 1,908,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2014 33 NYA AL $ 2,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2015 34 ANA AL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2016 35 ANA AL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
2017 36 MIN AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 29 29 29 12 12 12 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 26 AAA   7 5 .583 23 23 0 0 0 140.7 131 49 17 47 162 3.14 .246 .307 .385 .692  
2008 27 AAA   9 8 .529 24 24 2 0 0 146.3 146 76 20 62 169 4.67 .257 .331 .432 .763  
2009 28 PIT NL 2 4 .333 14 11 0 0 0 54.3 52 28 7 27 42 4.64 .251 .338 .435 .772 1.7
2010 29 AAA   11 1 .917 34 11 0 0 2 109.7 99 39 11 51 109 3.20 .240 .324 .381 .705  
2011 30 NYA AL 5 8 .385 63 0 0 0 35 76.3 65 28 5 44 60 3.30 .234 .339 .320 .660 13.0
2012 31 NYA AL 6 11 .353 58 0 0 0 17 66.3 64 26 3 42 53 3.53 .254 .367 .353 .720 7.1
2013 32 NYA AL 9 3 .750 74 0 0 0 11 70.0 54 24 1 42 74 3.09 .215 .333 .295 .628 11.1
2014 33 NYA AL 5 3 .625 49 0 0 0 9 60.0 60 26 6 32 57 3.90 .253 .347 .384 .731 5.0
2015 34 ANA AL 13 3 .813 29 23 0 0 0 161.0 102 44 13 86 175 2.46 .181 .293 .288 .582 15.9
2016 35 ANA AL 1 1 .500 18 1 0 0 0 32.3 43 21 3 13 28 5.85 .314 .371 .474 .845 0.2
2017 36 AAA   3 3 .500 28 1 0 0 0 54.7 65 39 12 23 49 6.42 .298 .365 .514 .879  
7 Years Sim 41 33 .554 305 35 0 0 72 520.3 440 197 38 286 489 3.41 .229 .332 .343 .675 54.0
4 Years AAA 30 17 .638 109 59 2 0 2 451.3 441 203 60 183 489 4.05 .255 .326 .416 .742  
Season Average 5 4 .556 43 5 0 0 10 74.3 62 28 5 40 69 3.41 .229 .332 .343 .675  
Career Highs 13 11 .813 74 23 0 0 35 161.0 102 44 13 86 175 5.85 .314 .371 .474 .845  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   220 110 26 146 269   .217 .315 .336 .651
vs LH   220 87 12 140 220   .242 .343 .351 .694
Home 20 19 .513 162 19 0 0 33 289.3 260 114 19 160 275 3.55 .240 .338 .351 .688
Away 21 14 .600 143 16 0 0 42 231.0 180 83 19 126 214 3.23 .214 .317 .333 .650
Mar/Apr 9 8 .529 46 2 0 0 7 65.3 66 27 6 38 49 3.72 .263 .360 .402 .762
May 4 4 .500 55 5 0 0 15 89.7 72 25 7 49 91 2.51 .214 .314 .330 .645
June 5 7 .417 57 5 0 0 16 85.3 74 38 11 41 74 4.01 .232 .319 .376 .696
July 9 3 .750 52 8 0 0 11 101.7 86 32 4 46 96 2.83 .231 .316 .331 .646
August 4 5 .444 38 9 0 0 10 80.3 63 35 4 57 77 3.92 .216 .345 .326 .671
Sep/Oct 10 6 .625 57 6 0 0 16 98.0 79 40 6 55 102 3.67 .223 .327 .310 .637
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2009 28 PIT NL 14 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.2 0.0
2014 33 NYA AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2015 34 ANA AL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.3
3 Years Sim 21 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 .235 .188 .423 0.8 0.3
162 Game Average 123 15 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 .188 .235 .188 .423 6.0  
Career Highs 14 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 0.6
vs LH   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Home 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Away 12 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.2
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
July 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2009 28 PIT NL P 14 11 54.3 11 12 0 1 1.000 3.81    
2011 30 NYA AL P 63 0 76.3 5 14 0 1 1.000 2.24    
2012 31 NYA AL P 58 0 66.3 1 14 1 0 .938 2.04    
2013 32 NYA AL P 74 0 70.0 4 10 0 1 1.000 1.80    
2014 33 NYA AL P 49 0 60.0 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.95    
2015 34 ANA AL P 29 23 161.0 6 16 0 1 1.000 1.23    
2016 35 ANA AL P 18 1 32.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.51    
Career Totals   305 35 520.3 34 81 1 4 .991 1.99    
Career Highs   74 23 161.0 11 16 1 1 1.000 3.81    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2011 30 NYA AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 4 5 0 3 3 15.00 .333 .467 .417 .883
2012 31 NYA AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 3 3 0.00 .100 .308 .200 .508
2013 32 NYA AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
2014 33 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 1 2 0.00 .125 .222 .125 .347
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 3 10.7 7 5 0 7 11 4.22 .189 .318 .243 .561
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
2015-3-.813
Saves
2011-2-35
Games Pitched
2013-2-74
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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History
Earned first career win on 4/8/2009
Had first career hit on 4/14/2009, off David Purcey (COL)
Injured on 8/20/2009 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/22/2010
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/27/2011 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,908,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/30/2012 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks