Charley Hall vs. Dan O'Brien — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan O'Brien
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.9 and 1.931 for Dan O'Brien. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Dan O'Brien

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.34
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
43.76
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.83
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Dan O'Brien

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Dan O'Brien

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
540.29
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-46.88
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA