Jack O'Brien vs. John Shelby — Career Comparison

Jack O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher
John Shelby
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Jack O'Brien posted the stronger offensive profile against John Shelby. Jack O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .284). John Shelby had the advantage in home run production (70 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jack 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 Jack O'Brien and John Shelby

Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.92
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1036
186.89
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2380
600
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3326
600
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2169
546.81
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3090
557.43
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
145.46
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739
133.31
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
105.38
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
517
93.27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
26.72
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
23.09
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
10.59
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.33
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.77
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.63
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
40.08
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
40.05
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294.26
74.18
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327.52
59.08
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
800
201.68
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
202.95
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
788
198.66
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
166.87
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
92.27
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
70.17
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
77.65
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
56.46
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
167.14
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
632
114.01
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318.06
80.18
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325.85
58.78
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.72
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
45.38
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
32.83
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.71
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.82
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
671
121.05
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.77
76.77
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
5.81
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.77
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.25
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
51
9.2
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
19.16
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
17.68
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.22
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
76
19.16
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
24.89
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Shelby
Career
Per 600 PA
71.01
71.01

Fielding Stats for Jack O'Brien and John Shelby

Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.1
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
1.23
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
0.94
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20756
27
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6918.2
9
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
5.58
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1949
2.54
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.19
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.07
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.6
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3838
7.36
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2041
2.65
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3527
6.77
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2005
2.61
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.9
91.9
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.155
6.155
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.113
2.113
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.08
76.08
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.54
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
John Shelby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
John Shelby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0