Joe Gleason vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Joe Gleason
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gleason 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. Joe Gleason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.1 and WHIP 1.870 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Joe Gleason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gleason and Oran O'Neal

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.03
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.1
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
12.39
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.39
12.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.44
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.59
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
44.38
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.21
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
39.58
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.38
44.38
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Gleason and Oran O'Neal

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gleason and Oran O'Neal

Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
11
314.29
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
28.33
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
24.01
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA