Ralph McCabe vs. Ed O'Neil — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ralph McCabe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed O'Neil posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 9.26 and WHIP 2.294 compared to 11.25 and 1.750 for Ralph McCabe. By the career numbers, Ed O'Neil had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph McCabe and Ed O'Neil

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
9.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.93
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
42.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.75
42.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18

Fielding Stats for Ralph McCabe and Ed O'Neil

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph McCabe and Ed O'Neil

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
13.29
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
5.76
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA