Joe Astroth vs. Jack O'Brien — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Astroth and Jack O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .660) and slugging (.369 vs .324). Joe Astroth had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .331). By the career numbers, Jack O'Brien had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Astroth and Jack O'Brien

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
528.98
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
401
134.34
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
145.46
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
109.55
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
105.38
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
74
24.79
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
40.08
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
165.15
55.33
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
511
171.19
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
201.68
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
592
198.32
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
788
198.66
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
156
52.26
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
77.65
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
306
102.51
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
186.47
62.47
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.69
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
59.3
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.01
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
124
41.54
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
14.44
14.44
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.7
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.01
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Jack O'Brien

Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2908
5.58
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.45
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.19
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3838
7.36
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3527
6.77
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.481
4.481
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.51
31.51
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.26
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0