How Darby O'Brien's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Darby O'Brien posted a career Range Factor of 2.09, well below the league average of 3.19 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1887, posting 2.52, well below the league average of 4.53 that year. The lowest point came in 1888 at 1.81, well below the league average of 4.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.24 in 1890 to 2.08 in 1891 and 1.95 in 1892. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.

Darby O'Brien Lifetime Range Factor

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Darby O'Brien
Range Factor
Career2.088
Season Avg.2.088
162 Game Avg.2.088
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Darby O'Brien Range Factor Per Season

Darby O'Brien's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Darby O'Brien Range Factor per season line chart

Darby O'Brien Range Factor by Team

Darby O'Brien's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darby O'Brien career Range Factor by team bar chart

Darby O'Brien Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darby O'Brien's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Darby O'Brien Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Darby O'Brien Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darby O'Brien's seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Darby O'Brien Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darby O'Brien Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darby O'Brien's MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Darby O'Brien Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table