2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.60
WHIP
1.16
K
32
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025.
Locks down first save
O'Brien earned the save in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers, issuing one walk with no hits or strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings.
Analysis
After Freddie Freeman singled with two outs in the eighth inning, O'Brien was called upon to set down Teoscar Hernandez to end the frame. The right-hander would come back out for the ninth, and he worked around a two-out walk to earn his first major-league save. After allowing 10 earned runs in eight innings last season, O'Brien has emerged as one of the Cardinals' top bullpen options this year, posting a 1.84 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP and 29:14 K:BB across 29.1 innings. O'Brien could be in line for additional save chances down the stretch following the departures of Ryan Helsley and Phil Maton at the trade deadline, although JoJo Romero has looked like the preferred choice at closer so far for manager Oliver Marmol.
After Freddie Freeman singled with two outs in the eighth inning, O'Brien was called upon to set down Teoscar Hernandez to end the frame. The right-hander would come back out for the ninth, and he worked around a two-out walk to earn his first major-league save. After allowing 10 earned runs in eight innings last season, O'Brien has emerged as one of the Cardinals' top bullpen options this year, posting a 1.84 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP and 29:14 K:BB across 29.1 innings. O'Brien could be in line for additional save chances down the stretch following the departures of Ryan Helsley and Phil Maton at the trade deadline, although JoJo Romero has looked like the preferred choice at closer so far for manager Oliver Marmol.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Riley O'Brien generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Riley O'Brien generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-37%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .210 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .258 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .149 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .236 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .400 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .333 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-88%
ERA at Home
2025
-85%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 0.81 | 1.12 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 6.52 | 1.81 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 6.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.47 | 1.09 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.14 | 1.26 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 5.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.00 | 1.33 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 16.20 | 3.40 | 5.0 | 16.2 | 10.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Riley O'Brien compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.13K/9
8.6BB/9
4.0HR/9
0.5Fastball
98.3 mphERA
1.60WHIP
1.16BABIP
.259GB/FB
2.20Left On Base
88.4%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.1%Spin Rate
2294 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.3%Swinging Strike
10.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Excelling out of St. Louis bullpen
O'Brien has permitted just one run and boasts a 20:8 K:BB over 16 innings covering his last 12 appearances.
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Back with big club
The Cardinals recalled O'Brien from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
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Back to minors after doubleheader
The Cardinals optioned O'Brien to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Up as 27th man for doubleheader
The Cardinals recalled O'Brien from Triple-A Memphis on Thursday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Cardinals optioned O'Brien to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Eligible for promotion Monday
O'Brien will be eligible to be recalled by the Cardinals on Monday, and Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat speculates the right-hander could be called up from Triple-A Memphis at some point this week.
Analysis
O'Brien could have joined the Cardinals over the past couple weeks if the corresponding move was an IL transaction, but he's stayed a Triple-A for the full 15 days. The 29-year-old has made just one appearance in the majors this season but has been dominant in 13 outings for Memphis with a 1.46 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB over 12.1 innings.
O'Brien could have joined the Cardinals over the past couple weeks if the corresponding move was an IL transaction, but he's stayed a Triple-A for the full 15 days. The 29-year-old has made just one appearance in the majors this season but has been dominant in 13 outings for Memphis with a 1.46 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB over 12.1 innings.