Ken Gables vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Ken Gables
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Gables 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. Ken Gables posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ken Gables had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Gables and Jack O'Connor

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
9.58
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1066
40.03
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
36.16
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Ken Gables and Jack O'Connor

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.597
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Gables and Jack O'Connor

Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
19.78
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
9.53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA