Rube Geyer vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Rube Geyer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Geyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Oran O'Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Geyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Rube Geyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Geyer and Oran O'Neal

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.67
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.17
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.95
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1758
38.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.46
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Rube Geyer and Oran O'Neal

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
234
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
31.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
231.75
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
294.75
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
263.25
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.31
89.31
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Geyer and Oran O'Neal

Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
445.71
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
111.43
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
94.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
28.54
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
124.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
28.7
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
24.01
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
90
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA