Bill Ayers vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Bill Ayers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.89 and WHIP 1.657 compared to 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Jack O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Jack O'Connor

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.89
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.69
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.57
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
5
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1426
40.27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.28
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.588
1.588
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
37.19
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Jack O'Connor

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Jack O'Connor

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
780
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA