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Dean
Obrien		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: February 21, 1991 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2020    2021   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2010 19 ARI NL   63 38 41 40 28 39 34 25 41 33
2011 20 ARI NL   63 44 48 46 38 49 44 40 56 48
2012 21 MIN AL   63 57 61 59 64 75 70 59 76 68
2013 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 63 61 63 62 76 87 82 60 77 69
2014 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 63 61 63 62 78 89 84 66 82 74
2015 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 63 63 64 64 78 89 84 69 85 77
2016 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 61 64 66 65 78 89 84 69 85 77
2017 26 MIN AL $ 2,642,857 61 64 66 65 78 89 84 69 85 77
2018 27 MIN AL $ 2,642,857 67 62 65 64 78 89 84 66 82 74
2019 28 MIN AL $ 3,092,857 67 61 63 62 78 89 84 64 80 72
2020 29 MIN AL $ 3,280,000 67 61 63 62 78 89 84 64 80 72
2021 30 MIN AL $ 3,280,000 67 61 62 62 76 87 82 69 85 77
2022 31 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 63 56 58 57 69 80 75 61 77 69
2023 32 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 63 52 55 54 67 78 73 56 72 64
2024 33 MIN AL $ 9,500,000 63 52 56 54 64 75 70 56 72 64
2025 34 LAN NL $ 432,000 63 52 56 54 64 75 70 48 65 57
2026 35 ANA AL $ 300,000 63 52 56 54 61 72 67 49 65 57
2027 36 HOU NL $ 500,000 63 48 51 50 58 69 64 49 65 57
OOTP6 Min Ratings   61 38 41 40 28 39 34 25 41 33
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000 67 64 66 65 78 89 84 69 85 77
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2010 19 ARI NL     8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2011 20 ARI NL     8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2012 21 MIN AL     8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2013 22 MIN AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2014 23 MIN AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2015 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2016 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2017 26 MIN AL $ 2,642,857   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2018 27 MIN AL $ 2,642,857   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2019 28 MIN AL $ 3,092,857   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2020 29 MIN AL $ 3,280,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2021 30 MIN AL $ 3,280,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2022 31 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2023 32 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2024 33 MIN AL $ 9,500,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2025 34 LAN NL $ 432,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2026 35 ANA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
2027 36 HOU NL $ 500,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000   8 8 8 13 13 13 38 38 38 12 12 12 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award 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
2010 19 A   8 10 .444 25 25 1 0 0 157.3 171 83 21 59 115 4.75 .274 .336 .448 .784  
2011 20 AA   6 7 .462 22 22 1 1 0 138.7 130 71 14 57 132 4.61 .245 .319 .383 .702  
    A   3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 36.3 31 14 3 5 33 3.47 .220 .247 .355 .601  
2012 21 AAA   10 9 .526 21 21 2 0 0 133.7 139 65 13 48 128 4.38 .270 .332 .410 .742  
    AA   1 3 .250 6 6 0 0 0 36.3 37 19 7 18 39 4.71 .261 .344 .458 .801  
2013 22 MIN AL 7 4 .636 13 13 1 0 0 81.0 75 36 5 26 71 4.00 .244 .320 .358 .678 5.6
    AAA   7 8 .467 21 21 2 1 0 140.7 143 59 15 27 149 3.78 .257 .292 .396 .687  
2014 23 MIN AL 14 11 .560 35 35 2 2 0 231.3 247 95 21 34 187 3.70 .271 .313 .409 .722 15.1
2015 24 MIN AL 17 14 .548 35 35 0 0 0 224.7 243 101 17 38 190 4.05 .275 .320 .381 .700 16.5
2016 25 MIN AL 10 11 .476 33 33 2 1 0 206.7 203 89 14 39 162 3.88 .255 .309 .369 .678 15.1
2017 26 MIN AL 14 10 .583 34 34 0 0 0 187.0 228 105 16 44 156 5.05 .303 .355 .444 .799 7.3
2018 27 MIN AL 12 12 .500 34 34 0 0 0 222.7 223 92 14 29 198 3.72 .255 .294 .359 .653 15.9
2019 28 MIN AL 7 9 .438 35 35 0 0 0 198.3 231 115 18 47 167 5.22 .290 .350 .429 .779 6.9
2020 29 MIN AL 13 9 .591 32 32 0 0 0 202.0 213 85 11 41 160 3.79 .267 .324 .367 .691 14.0
2021 30 MIN AL 17 9 .654 33 33 3 0 0 221.7 229 79 12 30 175 3.21 .268 .312 .367 .679 17.5
2022 31 MIN AL 14 13 .519 34 34 3 2 0 194.0 208 90 15 51 141 4.18 .277 .339 .387 .726 11.4
2023 32 MIN AL 8 12 .400 32 32 0 0 0 181.7 221 108 19 46 139 5.35 .299 .355 .432 .787 4.8
2024 33 MIN AL 10 10 .500 33 33 1 1 0 189.3 231 111 29 48 140 5.28 .297 .354 .463 .817 8.3
2025 34 LAN NL 5 5 .500 57 0 0 0 1 77.7 76 36 8 25 68 4.17 .255 .316 .393 .709 4.9
2026 35 ANA AL 6 6 .500 13 13 0 0 0 85.0 93 52 22 27 49 5.51 .274 .339 .506 .845 3.1
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 1 0 0 0 8.7 14 6 0 4 10 6.24 .350 .409 .500 .909  
2027 36 HOU NL 7 9 .438 24 24 1 1 0 142.3 161 69 15 45 83 4.36 .287 .345 .410 .755 7.4
15 Years Sim 161 144 .528 477 420 13 7 1 2645.3 2882 1263 236 570 2086 4.30 .276 .329 .402 .731 153.7
3 Years AAA 17 18 .486 45 43 4 1 0 283.0 296 130 28 79 287 4.13 .266 .315 .406 .721  
2 Years AA 7 10 .412 28 28 1 1 0 175.0 167 90 21 75 171 4.63 .249 .324 .399 .723  
2 Years A 11 11 .500 30 30 1 0 0 193.7 202 97 24 64 148 4.51 .264 .320 .431 .751  
7 Years Minors 35 39 .473 103 101 6 2 0 651.6 665 317 73 218 606 4.38 .261 .319 .412 .731  
Season Average 10 9 .526 31 28 0 0 0 176.4 192 84 15 38 139 4.30 .276 .329 .402 .731  
Career Highs 17 14 .654 57 35 3 2 1 231.3 247 115 29 51 198 5.51 .303 .355 .506 .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   1508 673 112 252 1225   .260 .290 .373 .663
vs LH   1374 590 124 318 861   .297 .342 .439 .781
Home 80 69 .537 237 212 4 3 0 1364.3 1420 586 113 308 1084 3.87 .266 .306 .383 .689
Away 81 75 .519 240 208 9 4 1 1281.0 1462 677 123 262 1002 4.76 .286 .321 .422 .743
Mar/Apr 26 17 .605 67 60 2 1 0 379.3 402 174 43 69 317 4.13 .271 .303 .410 .713
May 20 26 .435 75 65 2 2 0 405.6 425 193 30 79 339 4.28 .268 .303 .400 .703
June 27 27 .500 74 68 3 3 0 433.6 491 221 32 77 323 4.59 .282 .312 .393 .705
July 18 30 .375 76 68 2 0 0 417.6 458 229 36 112 335 4.94 .277 .323 .409 .733
August 37 20 .649 89 77 1 1 0 474.3 545 209 41 112 383 3.97 .287 .327 .406 .733
Sep/Oct 33 24 .579 96 82 3 0 1 534.6 561 237 54 121 389 3.99 .269 .309 .397 .706
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
2025 34 LAN NL 57 9 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .556 .856 1.6 0.5
2027 36 HOU NL 24 41 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 .024 .048 .024 .072 -2.9 0.0
2 Years Sim 81 50 3 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 27 .060 .096 .120 .216 -1.2 0.5
162 Game Average 100 6 6 0 0 2 10 0 0 2 54 .060 .096 .120 .216 -2.5  
Career Highs 57 41 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 23 .222 .300 .556 .856 1.6  
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   34 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 21 .059 .111 .147 .258 -0.8
vs LH   16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
Home 40 29 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 14 .069 .100 .172 .272 -0.7
Away 41 21 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -1.1
RISP   12 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Mar/Apr 10 11 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .182 .182 .455 .636 1.1
May 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
June 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -0.4
July 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Sep/Oct 21 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2013 22 MIN AL P 13 13 81.0 3 11 0 2 1.000 1.56    
2014 23 MIN AL P 35 35 231.3 14 13 1 0 .964 1.05    
2015 24 MIN AL P 35 35 224.7 7 29 0 3 1.000 1.44    
2016 25 MIN AL P 33 33 206.7 8 19 1 2 .964 1.18    
2017 26 MIN AL P 34 34 187.0 7 22 1 4 .967 1.40    
2018 27 MIN AL P 34 34 222.7 7 23 1 0 .968 1.21    
2019 28 MIN AL P 35 35 198.3 5 13 1 1 .947 0.82    
2020 29 MIN AL P 32 32 202.0 13 19 0 2 1.000 1.43    
2021 30 MIN AL P 33 33 221.7 17 15 0 3 1.000 1.30    
2022 31 MIN AL P 34 34 194.0 12 23 0 3 1.000 1.62    
2023 32 MIN AL P 32 32 181.7 16 17 1 3 .971 1.63    
2024 33 MIN AL P 33 33 189.3 11 16 2 1 .931 1.28    
2025 34 LAN NL P 57 0 77.7 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.39    
2026 35 ANA AL P 13 13 85.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 0.95    
2027 36 HOU NL P 24 24 142.3 8 23 1 1 .969 1.96    
Career Totals   477 420 2645.3 136 256 9 25 .978 1.33    
Career Highs   57 35 231.3 17 29 2 4 1.000 1.96    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Manager of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2014 23 MIN AL 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 20.3 24 14 4 5 13 6.20 .289 .330 .446 .775
2018 27 MIN AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 0 3 5 1.29 .208 .296 .208 .505
2019 28 MIN AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 9 7 2 1 1 18.92 .500 .526 .944 1.471
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 4 .200 6 6 0 0 0 30.7 38 22 6 9 19 6.46 .304 .351 .472 .823
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2021-5-3.21
 Wins
2015-3-17
2021-4-17
CAR-37-161
 Losses
2015-7-14
CAR-16-144
 Winning Pct
2021-9-.654
 Games Started
2014-4-35
2015-2-35
CAR-24-420
 Complete Games
2016-7-2
2021-3-3
2022-6-3
Shutouts
2014-5-2
2016-5-1
2022-3-2
2024-3-1
2027-6-1
CAR-49-7
 Innings Pitched
2021-7-221.7
CAR-34-2645.3
 Hits Allowed
2014-8-247
2015-8-243
2019-10-231
2024-10-231
CAR-14-2882
 Homeruns Allowed
2024-9-29
CAR-44-236
 Walks per 9IP
2014-6-1.3
2015-4-1.5
2016-8-1.7
2018-5-1.2
2019-9-2.1
2020-6-1.8
2021-3-1.2
 WHiP
2014-10-1.21
2016-8-1.17
2018-4-1.13
2020-10-1.26
2021-6-1.17
OOBP
2018-5-.294
 OOPS
2018-8-.653
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 21)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 39)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by Arizona in 2010
Injured on 7/17/2011 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Arizona to Minnesota on 2/6/2012 (Going to MIN: P Ismael Ramirez, P Johnnie Ramirez, P Dean Obrien. Going to ARI: C Gerald Laird)
Earned first career win on 7/30/2013
2/3/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/19/2017 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/3/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration
2/3/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,092,857 through salary arbitration
6/4/2019: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,280,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game
8/16/2021: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $9,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/25/2025 to a 1-year deal worth $432,000 per year
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/4/2025, off Rick Porcello (PHI)
Released by Los Angeles on 10/31/2025
Signed as a free agent by Anaheim on 6/3/2026 to a minor league deal
 
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