Alex Cole vs. Jack O'Brien — Career Comparison

Alex Cole
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Cole and Jack O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Cole posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .700) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .331). Jack O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.369 vs .351). By the career numbers, Alex Cole had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Cole and Jack O'Brien

Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
170.87
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2012
600
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1760
524.85
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
147.02
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
145.46
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
120.48
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
105.38
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
58
17.3
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
26
7.75
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.49
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.77
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
89
26.54
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
40.08
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
248.67
74.16
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
618
184.29
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
201.68
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
717
213.82
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
788
198.66
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
85.29
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
117
34.89
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
77.65
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
398
118.69
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
262.43
78.26
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.09
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
64.71
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.39
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
296
88.27
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
6.8
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.67
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
25
7.46
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
44.14
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
76
19.16
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
17.59
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
61.73
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
76
19.16
Alex Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
71.5
71.5
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Alex Cole and Jack O'Brien

Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11215
27
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3738.1
9
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
2.56
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.19
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
2.7
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1090
2.62
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.257
2.257
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.13
86.13
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Alex Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0