Bill Kay vs. Tom O'Brien — Career Comparison

Bill Kay
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Kay posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom O'Brien. Bill Kay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.717 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .267). Tom O'Brien had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Kay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Kay and Tom O'Brien

Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1111
572.19
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
132.36
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
180
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
71.42
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100.55
51.79
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
230
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
184.89
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
200
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
80
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
110.73
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.8
87.97
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
56.14
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
26.78
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.45
5.45
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Bill Kay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Kay and Tom O'Brien

Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.04
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7221
27
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
9
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.69
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.78
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Bill Kay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0