Jim Golden vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Jim Golden
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Golden 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. Jim Golden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Jim Golden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Golden and Oran O'Neal

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
2.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.87
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.99
28.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.54
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
10.08
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.91
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.29
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.98
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
39.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.78
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.32
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
36.56
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Golden and Oran O'Neal

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.98
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208.1
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.68
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.25
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.99
28.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Golden and Oran O'Neal

Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
692.31
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
553.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
42.76
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
138.46
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
147.69
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
44.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
24.01
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA