Tom Glavine vs. Bob O'Brien — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob O'Brien
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom Glavine and Bob O'Brien are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob O'Brien had the edge in ERA (3 vs 3.54). By the career numbers, Bob O'Brien had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Bob O'Brien

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.79
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18604
37.94
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
37.93
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1900
3.87
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
34.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Bob O'Brien

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Bob O'Brien

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
5.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-8.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
78.78
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA