Joey Jay vs. Oran O'Neal — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay 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. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Oran O'Neal

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Oran O'Neal

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Oran O'Neal

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
12.59
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-3.78
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
24.01
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA