Larry French vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Larry French
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry French 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. Larry French posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Larry French had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry French and Jack O'Connor

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.63
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.56
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.49
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.37
67.37
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.44
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9456
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3152
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
9.64
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.47
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
2.34
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.12
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13465
38.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
4.11
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12604
35.99
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Larry French and Jack O'Connor

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.319
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry French
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry French and Jack O'Connor

Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
286.67
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
531.6
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
100.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.58
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.6
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.51
25.91
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
120.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
126.24
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
41.74
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
83.49
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.33
25.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
210
105.62
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.68
5.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
42.25
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.06
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry French
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA