Terry Francona vs. Danny O'Connell — Career Comparison

Terry Francona
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Danny O'Connell
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Terry Francona and Danny O'Connell are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny O'Connell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.685 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.334 vs .306). Terry Francona had the advantage in batting average (.274 vs .260). By the career numbers, Danny O'Connell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Terry Francona and Danny O'Connell

Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
708
232.64
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1143
149.22
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
600
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4596
600
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1731
568.78
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4035
526.76
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
155.75
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
136.95
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
378
124.21
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
103.66
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
24.32
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
23.63
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.97
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.57
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.26
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
5.09
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
96
31.54
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
33.29
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
174.68
57.4
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487.77
63.68
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
199.78
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1417
184.99
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
544
178.75
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1502
196.08
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
163
53.56
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527
68.8
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
46.99
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
41.78
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
290
95.29
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
105.48
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
194.2
63.81
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532.13
69.47
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.64
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.87
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
65
21.36
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
56.27
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.93
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.39
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
39.1
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
396
51.7
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
15.34
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PA
11.61
11.61
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.93
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.62
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.29
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.48
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
9.86
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
9.79
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.94
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
6.27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.94
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.87
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
24
7.89
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.14
Terry Francona
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Terry Francona and Danny O'Connell

Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.5
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
1.38
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
0.92
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
1.01
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
9134
27
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21963
27
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044.2
9
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7321
9
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2032
6.01
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2214
2.72
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.56
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2984
3.67
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.16
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
6.63
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5329
6.55
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2220
6.56
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5198
6.39
Terry Francona
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.362
4.362
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.625
4.625
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.9
60.9
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.4
73.4
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.5
Danny O'Connell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
0.77
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Francona
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny O'Connell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0