Rick Burleson vs. Steve O'Neill — Career Comparison

Rick Burleson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Steve O'Neill
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Rick Burleson and Steve O'Neill are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Rick Burleson, 112 for Steve O'Neill), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Steve O'Neill, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Rick Burleson and Steve O'Neill

Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1346
141.26
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590
171.58
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5717
600
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
5560
600
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5139
539.34
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
4795
517.45
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1401
147.04
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
1259
135.86
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1072
112.51
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
964
104.03
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
26.87
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
248
26.76
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.41
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.67
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.25
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.4
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
34.53
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
295
31.83
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
588.9
61.8
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617.19
66.6
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853
194.47
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
1614
174.17
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1849
194.05
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1894
204.39
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
68.85
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
448
48.35
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
449
47.12
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
57.95
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1055
110.72
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
972
104.89
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
643.52
67.54
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681.23
73.51
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.94
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.64
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
420
44.08
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
63.88
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.15
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
477
50.06
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
44.68
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
11.99
11.99
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.43
13.43
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
8.82
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
14.03
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.83
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
14.48
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.56
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.24
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
7.14
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.81
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.69
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
56
6.04
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 600 PA
51.43
51.43
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.57
53.57

Fielding Stats for Rick Burleson and Steve O'Neill

Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1290
1.04
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
1.01
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33356
27
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11118.2
9
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
1.9
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5968
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4109
3.33
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1698
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
0.15
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
5.38
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7883
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6458
5.23
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7666
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Steve O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.006
5.006
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.001
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
0.72
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Rick Burleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Burleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0