Sam Moran vs. Bob O'Brien — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob O'Brien
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob O'Brien built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Bob O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Bob O'Brien

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.79
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.01
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
37.93
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
34.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Bob O'Brien

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Bob O'Brien

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
5.41
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-8.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA