Harold Hairston vs. Cinders O'Brien — Career Comparison

Harold Hairston
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Cinders O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Harold Hairston built a career as a starting pitcher and Cinders O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cinders O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 6.42 and 1.390 for Harold Hairston. By the career numbers, Cinders O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harold Hairston and Cinders O'Brien

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.13
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.42
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.68
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.05
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
9.32
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.99
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.31
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.8
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
41.16
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4898
40.79
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
7.24
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
6.21
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
36.88
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
36.12
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Harold Hairston and Cinders O'Brien

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.15
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3270
27
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1090
9
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.81
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.89
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.81
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.58
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.81
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.39
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.086
2.086
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harold Hairston and Cinders O'Brien

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
391.3
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.33
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
565.34
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
113.55
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
6.04
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.83
34.46
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
126.69
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
154.18
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.13
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
51.39
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-21.04
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.51
40.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
62
74.1
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.37
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.37
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100