Mark Gardner vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Mark Gardner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Gardner 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. Mark Gardner led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 80). Jack O'Connor held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 74). Role difference aside, Mark Gardner holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Gardner and Jack O'Connor

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.76
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
4.56
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1752
8.94
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.21
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
3.2
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
6.41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
1.067
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7540
38.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
4.9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.34
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
34.21
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
34.82
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Mark Gardner and Jack O'Connor

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.76
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5294
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764.2
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.03
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.59
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.56
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Gardner and Jack O'Connor

Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
356.54
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
515.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
63.16
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.05
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.66
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
83.53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.41
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
43.8
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.77
-2.82
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.3
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
206
209.85
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
62.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.17
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA