Chuck James vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Chuck James
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck James 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. Chuck James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Chuck James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck James and Oran O'Neal

Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.53
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.75
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.64
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
6.68
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
38.93
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.67
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
34.01
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Chuck James and Oran O'Neal

Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.19
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck James and Oran O'Neal

Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
412.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
519.64
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
4.17
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.93
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.86
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.83
-20.52
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
24.01
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
34
182.14
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA