Ron Kittle vs. Jack O'Brien — Career Comparison

Ron Kittle
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ron Kittle and Jack O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Ron Kittle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .700) and slugging (.473 vs .369). Jack O'Brien had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ron Kittle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron Kittle and Jack O'Brien

Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
167.87
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3013
600
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2708
539.26
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
129.04
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
145.46
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
369
73.48
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
105.38
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
19.91
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35.05
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
55.56
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
159
40.08
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407.77
81.2
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
294.26
74.18
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1282
255.29
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
800
201.68
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
183.6
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
788
198.66
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
356
70.89
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
91.6
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
308
77.65
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
640
127.45
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389.32
77.53
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
7.57
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.98
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
744
148.16
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.17
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
53
10.55
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.19
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.19
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
32
6.37
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ron Kittle and Jack O'Brien

Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.14
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.1
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10029
27
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3343
9
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
2.93
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.19
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
3.13
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
3.06
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.678
2.678
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.16
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Ron Kittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0