Tom O'Brien vs. Bill Plummer — Career Comparison

Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman
Bill Plummer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom O'Brien and Bill Plummer are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.590 vs .553) and slugging (.323 vs .279). Bill Plummer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.274 vs .267). By the career numbers, Tom 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 Tom O'Brien and Bill Plummer

Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
218.67
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
892
531.48
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
132.36
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
168
100.1
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
116
69.12
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
22.05
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.06
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.34
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
52
30.98
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.55
51.79
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
71.62
42.67
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
249
148.36
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
160.17
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
267
159.09
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
72
42.9
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
48.86
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
140
83.42
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
56.14
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
65.27
38.89
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.38
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
56.6
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.96
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
191
113.8
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.27
5.27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.57
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.96
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.11
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.38
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.24
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.17
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Tom O'Brien and Bill Plummer

Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.04
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.34
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.95
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7221
27
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7102
27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
9
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367.1
9
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
4.92
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.37
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
5.38
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
5.29
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.943
3.943
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.54
70.54
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Plummer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.56
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Plummer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.17