Rube Kisinger vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Rube Kisinger
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien built a career as a starting pitcher and Rube Kisinger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3 and 1.278 for Rube Kisinger. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Kisinger and Buck O'Brien

Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.33
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.38
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.75
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9.22
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.22
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.25
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
37.39
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.33
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
34.83
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Rube Kisinger and Buck O'Brien

Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.39
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.22
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.762
2.762
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Kisinger and Buck O'Brien

Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
188.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
244.59
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
591.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
546.5
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.93
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
53.5
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Kisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA