Billy Klaus vs. Jack O'Brien — Career Comparison

Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Billy Klaus and Jack O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .688) and slugging (.369 vs .351). Billy Klaus had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .331). By the career numbers, Jack O'Brien had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Klaus and Jack O'Brien

Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2887
600
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
145.46
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
96.64
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
105.38
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
106
22.03
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.12
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.31
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
33.46
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
40.08
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
800
201.68
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961
199.72
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
788
198.66
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
357
74.19
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
77.65
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
10.13
10.13
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
1.16
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.36
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.69
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.91
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Klaus and Jack O'Brien

Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.21
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
0.97
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
1.19
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
4.53
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2655
4.33
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.583
3.583
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.16
80.16
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0