Rocky Childress vs. Jim O'Toole — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim O'Toole built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim O'Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Jim O'Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Jim O'Toole

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
5.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
34.83
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Jim O'Toole

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.24
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Jim O'Toole

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
542.52
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
67.56
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
64.54
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.83
9.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
89.75
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-4.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
203.7
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
35.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100