John Knox vs. Tom O'Brien — Career Comparison

John Knox
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Knox and Tom O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. John Knox posted stronger numbers in OPS (.636 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .267). Tom O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.323 vs .301). By the career numbers, John Knox had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Knox and Tom O'Brien

John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
307.44
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
242
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
219
542.98
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
148.76
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
132.36
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
136.36
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.92
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.48
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.4
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
19.56
48.5
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.55
51.79
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
66
163.64
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
198.35
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
21
52.07
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.42
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
32
79.34
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.61
58.54
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
56.14
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.59
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
27
66.94
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
8.96
8.96
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.44
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.83
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.71
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
John Knox
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Knox and Tom O'Brien

John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.39
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.04
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7221
27
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.2
9
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
9
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.15
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.72
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.62
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.06
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.87
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.24
96.24
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.507
3.507
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
John Knox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Knox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0