Jack O'Brien vs. Jim Piersall — Career Comparison

Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher
Jim Piersall
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

On the career numbers, Jim Piersall posted the stronger offensive profile against Jack O'Brien. Jim Piersall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .700) and slugging (.386 vs .369). By the career numbers, Jim Piersall had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack O'Brien and Jim Piersall

Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1734
157.85
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
600
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6591
600
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2169
546.81
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5890
536.19
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
577
145.46
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
146.02
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
418
105.38
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
108.51
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
23.3
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
4.73
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
40.08
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
37.51
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
750.46
68.32
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
800
201.68
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2276
207.19
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
788
198.66
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2153
195.99
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
811
73.83
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
77.65
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
53.8
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1298
118.16
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
802.41
73.05
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.28
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
180
45.38
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
47.7
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.09
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
583
53.07
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
11.31
11.31
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
9.47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.37
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
161
14.66
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
10.47
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.19
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
15.66
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 600 PA
66.86
66.86

Fielding Stats for Jack O'Brien and Jim Piersall

Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
1.27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1302
1.01
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34887
27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
9
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3892
3.01
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.19
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.13
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
3.18
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
3.15
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.469
2.469
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.1
79.1
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.03
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Jim Piersall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Jim Piersall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0