Billy O'Brien vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Billy O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy O'Brien and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .684) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .289). Billy O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.395 vs .357). By the career numbers, Jesse Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy O'Brien and Jesse Williams

Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
143.26
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
151.18
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1491
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
573.04
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.703
0.703
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
146.48
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
270
141.73
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
101.01
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
23.74
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
8.85
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.88
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
45.47
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
68.01
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
226.56
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
173.44
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
164
66
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
82.9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
136.02
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.19
73.32
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.22
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
59
23.74
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
88
35.41
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
16.94
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Billy O'Brien and Jesse Williams

Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.05
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.1
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9237
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3507
10.25
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.41
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.31
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
10.98
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
5.31
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3648
10.66
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
4.98
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.162
10.162
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.516
4.516
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Billy O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.51
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.38
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0