Gerrit Cole vs. Hugh O'Neill — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Hugh O'Neill
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh O'Neill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 5.03 and 1.735 for Hugh O'Neill. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Hugh O'Neill

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
15.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.62
15.62
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
45.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.735
1.735
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
45.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Hugh O'Neill

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.49
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.52
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.02
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.222
3.222
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Hugh O'Neill

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.28
-28.39
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0