Lefty James vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty James built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Jack O'Connor

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.04
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.28
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
34.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Jack O'Connor

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Jack O'Connor

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA