John McHale vs. Eddie O'Brien — Career Comparison

John McHale
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Eddie O'Brien
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, John McHale and Eddie O'Brien are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.557 vs .539) and on-base percentage (.288 vs .258). John McHale had the advantage in slugging (.281 vs .269). By the career numbers, Eddie 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 John McHale and Eddie O'Brien

John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
307.2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
229.09
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
114
547.2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
549.42
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
129.92
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
116.03
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.92
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.97
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.88
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.33
44.78
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.77
42.42
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
153.6
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
147.77
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
32
153.6
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
169.59
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
10
48
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
63.47
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
24.79
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
91.2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
88.26
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
43.41
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.08
49.66
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.98
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
36.69
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.63
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
4.31
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.44
13.44
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.95
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.94
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.85
John McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.11
61.11

Fielding Stats for John McHale and Eddie O'Brien

John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.42
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.03
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2097
27
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
9
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.91
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.63
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
7.92
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
7.55
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.53
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
John McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7.607
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.117
3.117
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Eddie O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.71
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0