Chris Michalak vs. Ed O'Neil — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed O'Neil

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed O'Neil

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.78
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Ed O'Neil

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
13.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA