Willie Kirkland vs. Jack O'Brien — Career Comparison

Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Kirkland and Jack O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Kirkland posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .700) and slugging (.422 vs .369). Jack O'Brien had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .311). By the career numbers, Willie Kirkland had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Kirkland and Jack O'Brien

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1149
177.59
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3494
540.03
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
145.46
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
105.38
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.48
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
48.07
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
159
40.08
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477.03
73.73
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
227.67
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
800
201.68
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
788
198.66
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
68.47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
78.67
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
308
77.65
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
124.27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470.08
72.66
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.32
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
49.92
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
648
100.15
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
5.99
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.96
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
52
8.04
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.94
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
71
10.97
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
73.24
73.24
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Kirkland and Jack O'Brien

Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.14
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
0.98
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23544
27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
2
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.19
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.06
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1871
2.15
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
2.09
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.43
97.43
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0