Dick Joyce vs. Jack O'Connor — Career Comparison

Dick Joyce
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack O'Connor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Joyce 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. Dick Joyce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 4.89 and 1.657 for Jack O'Connor. By the career numbers, Dick Joyce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Joyce and Jack O'Connor

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9.69
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
4.6
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
38.08
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
40.27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.02
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
34.82
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Dick Joyce and Jack O'Connor

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.64
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.71
21.71
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Joyce and Jack O'Connor

Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jack O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA