Lou Ciola vs. George O'Donnell — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George O'Donnell
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, George O'Donnell posted a stronger line than Lou Ciola. George O'Donnell posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.53 vs 5.56) and WHIP (1.443 vs 1.603). By the career numbers, George O'Donnell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Ciola and George O'Donnell

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.16
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.89
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
10.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.664
0.664
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
38.44
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
36.07
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and George O'Donnell

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.03
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.96
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.68
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.68
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and George O'Donnell

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
575
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.97
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
8.22
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.84
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA