2B John 'Chewing Gum' O'Brien #8
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/30/1929
2B JOHN 'CHEWING GUM' O'BRIEN #8 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 97 26 4 0 9 18 12 19 .268 .377 .588 5 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 26 23 26 26
Gap 20 17 21 20
Power 50 46 51 50
Eye 55 50 57 55
Avoid K's 57 55 58 57
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 48 8
Errors: - 55 10
Arm: - 30 6
Turn DP: - 54 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 57 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 44 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 80
Stealing Ability: 76
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 67
Bunt for Hit: 76
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1929 @ STL Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1929 @ BOS Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1929 @ NAS Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1929 @ NAS Win, 7-1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/27/1929 AUG Win, 3-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
08/26/1929 AUG Win, 8-7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1929 ROC Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1929 ROC Loss, 0-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1929 ROC Loss, 2-13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1929 @ ANC Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/13/1897
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Canadian
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$970,000
Signed Through:1929 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 10 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1920, 9th Pick in Round 3
CRYPTO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1929 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 35 51 3 0 0 0 4 5 4 17 .059 .183 .059 .242 .132 .000 -25
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 63 4 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 50.0 1.1 0.55 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 .100 .167 .100 .267
Versus Right   41 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 14 0 2 3 .049 .188 .049 .236
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 9 1 3 1 .077 .167 .077 .244
May   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 1 .053 .143 .053 .195
June   4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .429 .000 .429
July   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   67 13 3 0 4 6 9 1 11 0 2 2 .194 .229 .418 .646
Career   120 20 2 0 1 8 11 9 33 1 4 5 .167 .252 .208 .460
Home   12 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
Road   39 3 0 0 0 4 2 2 14 1 2 2 .077 .159 .077 .236
Grass   51 3 0 0 0 4 5 4 17 1 3 4 .059 .183 .059 .242
Day   9 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .111 .250 .111 .361
Night   42 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 14 0 2 4 .048 .167 .048 .214
As Starter   29 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 12 1 3 1 .069 .152 .069 .220
As Reliever / Substitution   22 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 3 .045 .222 .045 .268
Pinch Hitting   14 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 .000 .176 .000 .176
Close/Late   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 2 .053 .182 .053 .234
Inning 1-3   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Inning 4-6   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1 2 0 .100 .167 .100 .267
Inning 7-9   26 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 1 4 .038 .219 .038 .257
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   17 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 3 0 .059 .111 .059 .170
1 Outs   22 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 10 1 0 2 .091 .222 .091 .313
2 Outs   12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 .000 .200 .000 .200
Scoring Position   14 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 1 3 0 .143 .188 .143 .330
Bases Empty   29 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 0 0 3 .034 .200 .034 .234
Runner on 1st   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   26 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0 1 .038 .138 .038 .176
First Pitch   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Count 1-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Behind in Count   17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 .000 .056 .000 .056
Ahead in Count   12 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 1 .083 .250 .083 .333
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Batting 7th   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   15 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 1 2 0 .067 .118 .067 .184
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .455 .143 .597
Low Leverage   23 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 1 3 .087 .222 .087 .309
Medium Leverage   11 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
High Leverage   17 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 1 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
TOKEN BASEBALL 1929 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 97 26 4 0 9 18 18 12 19 .268 .377 .588 .965 .386 .320 157
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 117 5 0 0 0 3 0 57 13 5 5 50.0 21.3 7.28 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 7 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 .350 .409 .550 .959
Versus Right   77 19 3 0 8 16 16 10 15 0 2 5 .247 .370 .597 .967
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   32 12 2 0 3 10 6 4 4 0 1 0 .375 .444 .719 1.163
July   26 4 1 0 2 3 5 6 8 0 0 1 .154 .333 .423 .756
August   39 10 1 0 4 5 7 2 7 0 2 4 .256 .356 .590 .945
Last Year   115 30 3 0 6 14 21 11 31 0 0 6 .261 .356 .443 .800
2 Years Ago   233 57 12 0 13 39 46 28 50 0 5 9 .245 .348 .464 .812
Career   1991 479 76 3 75 201 280 156 540 4 15 64 .241 .316 .395 .710
Home   61 16 2 0 7 13 12 6 12 0 1 4 .262 .366 .639 1.006
Road   36 10 2 0 2 5 6 6 7 0 2 1 .278 .395 .500 .895
Grass   97 26 4 0 9 18 18 12 19 0 3 5 .268 .377 .588 .965
Day   20 4 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 .200 .304 .500 .804
Night   77 22 4 0 7 15 16 9 17 0 2 5 .286 .396 .610 1.006
As Starter   76 22 4 0 8 15 14 9 17 0 3 4 .289 .393 .658 1.051
As Reliever / Substitution   21 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 .190 .320 .333 .653
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1923 Pittsburgh - CBL 25 28 69 17 2 0 1 4 6 5 1 0 16 0 1 .246 .307 .319 .626 72 72 -0.3
1929 Mudville - CBL 31 35 51 3 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 1 17 1 1 .059 .183 .059 .242 -28 -25 -1.0
Total CBL 63 120 20 2 0 1 8 11 9 5 1 33 1 2 .167 .252 .208 .460 27 28 -1.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1920 Peapack & Gladstone - AAA 22 23 81 27 3 0 5 7 11 5 2 0 21 1 2 .333 .386 .556 .942 162 174 1.0
1921 Peapack & Gladstone - AAA 23 105 417 94 20 1 11 26 44 22 14 0 114 18 9 .225 .287 .357 .644 77 81 0.4
1922 Peapack & Gladstone - AAA 24 64 231 61 11 1 7 16 35 21 8 0 73 9 10 .264 .346 .411 .757 109 115 1.5
1922 Minneapolis - AAA 24 52 190 39 6 1 0 12 24 8 3 2 57 7 7 .205 .246 .247 .494 38 36 -1.0
1922 Total - AAA 24 116 421 100 17 2 7 28 59 29 11 2 130 16 17 .238 .302 .337 .640 78 80 0.5
1923 Minneapolis - AAA 25 85 333 79 8 0 9 30 37 21 10 1 90 11 16 .237 .301 .342 .644 75 75 -0.1
1924 Minneapolis - AAA 26 47 69 13 1 0 0 1 8 8 0 0 24 1 2 .188 .273 .203 .476 32 40 -0.4
1925 Minneapolis - AAA 27 37 32 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 8 1 0 .094 .171 .094 .265 -23 -24 -0.5
1926 Minneapolis - AAA 28 118 193 50 8 0 15 37 35 19 5 1 53 9 5 .259 .339 .534 .873 132 126 1.6
1927 Minneapolis - AAA 29 128 233 57 12 0 13 39 46 28 9 0 50 7 9 .245 .348 .464 .812 118 117 1.2
1928 Harrogate-Shawanee - AAA 30 100 115 30 3 0 6 14 21 11 6 0 31 1 7 .261 .356 .443 .800 126 139 0.9
1929 Harrogate-Shawanee - AAA 31 48 97 26 4 0 9 18 18 12 5 0 19 5 5 .268 .377 .588 .965 157 157 1.1
Total NFT 807 1991 479 76 3 75 201 280 156 64 4 540 70 72 .241 .316 .395 .710 95 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1923 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 16 14 115 6 14 122 1 .992 129.0 8.44 -0.9 .909
1923 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 11 5 8 15 2 25 2 .920 56.2 3.65 -1.4 .805
1929 Mudville - MLB 1B 4 1 18 2 4 20 0 1.000 16.0 11.25 +0.1 1.037
1929 Harrogate-Shawanee - AAA 1B 17 9 53 8 2 61 0 1.000 80.2 6.81 +0.3 1.035
1929 Mudville - MLB 2B 17 6 20 32 11 56 4 .929 79.0 5.92 -2.4 .806
1929 Harrogate-Shawanee - AAA 2B 12 4 5 12 0 17 0 1.000 44.0 3.48 +0.8 1.110
1929 Mudville - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 37 24 186 16 20 203 1 .995 225.2 8.06 -0.6 .959
TOTAL 2B 40 15 33 59 13 98 6 .939 179.2 4.61 -2.9 .859
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1920 Drafted in the 1920 first-year player draft by the San Francisco Owls. (Round 3, Pick 9, 49th overall pick).
08/13/1920 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Owls organization with a signing bonus of $460,000.
09/01/1920 Goes 5-5 against the Chula Vista Flying Squirrels, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
01/01/1921 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (45); Power: 9 (55); Eye: 38 (43).
04/01/1921 Named the #77 prospect in the CBL
07/08/1921 Was selected to the 1921 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
07/10/1921 Was selected to the 1921 Token Baseball All-Star Game.
08/18/1921 Injured on 08/15/1921, diagnosed with a strained anterior cruciate ligament, will miss 3 months.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (44); Power: 6 (48); Eye: 39 (42).
06/10/1922 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1922 Was traded by the San Francisco Owls to the Pittsburgh Crawdads, along with LF Cito Gaston, in exchange for RP Rick Steirer and RP Jeremy Sowers.
07/08/1922 Was selected to the 1922 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (49); Power: 11 (52); Eye: 41 (47).
04/01/1923 Named the #95 prospect in the CBL
04/29/1923 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/12/1923 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1923 Injured on 09/17/1923, diagnosed with a knee contusion, is day-to-day.
10/18/1923 Wins the 1923 NFT South Great Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (36); Power: 13 (46); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (32); Power: 14 (38); Eye: 44 (44).
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (34); Power: 38 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/11/1926 Was selected to the 1926 Token Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 51 (51).
08/01/1927 Injured on 07/30/1927, diagnosed with a concussion, will not miss additional time.
11/20/1927 Became a free agent.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 48 (48).
03/04/1928 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Mudville Nine organization.
05/01/1928 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Mudville organization.
07/16/1928 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 53 (53).
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