Rich Gossage vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Rich Gossage a clear advantage over Jack O'Connor across the core pitching metrics. Rich Gossage led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 80), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 89). Jack O'Connor held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 79). Rich Gossage was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Jack O'Connor

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.64
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
1.067
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
34.82
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Jack O'Connor

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.64
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.28
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Jack O'Connor

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.9
-12.27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA