Bill Forman vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Bill Forman
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Forman built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.89 and WHIP 1.657 compared to 5.4 and 1.371 for Bill Forman. By the career numbers, Jack O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Forman and Jack O'Connor

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.89
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.6
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
38.57
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.28
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
34.82
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Forman and Jack O'Connor

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Forman and Jack O'Connor

Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA