Vic Johnson vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Vic Johnson
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vic Johnson 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. Jack O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.89 and WHIP 1.657 compared to 5.06 and 1.749 for Vic Johnson. By the career numbers, Jack O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vic Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.99
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.06
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.89
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.1
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
10.83
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.69
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.92
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.6
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.21
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
41.53
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1426
40.27
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.49
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.28
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.588
1.588
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
36.47
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Vic Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.93
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.024
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.71
21.71
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vic Johnson and Jack O'Connor

Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
9.88
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-10.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vic Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA