Tom O'Brien vs. Spike Shannon — Career Comparison

Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman
Spike Shannon
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom O'Brien and Spike Shannon are closely matched on the surface stats. Spike Shannon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.337 vs .267). Tom O'Brien had the advantage in slugging (.323 vs .293). By the career numbers, Spike Shannon 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 Spike Shannon

Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
139.06
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
138.11
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2613
520
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
257
132.36
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
134.73
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
121.39
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.75
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.99
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.6
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
67
13.33
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100.55
51.79
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314.35
62.56
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
152.24
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
985
196.02
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
76.22
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
36.42
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
215
110.73
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
112.04
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
109
56.14
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359.24
71.49
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.38
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
56.92
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
288
57.31
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
10.47
10.47
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
18.71
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
28.86
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
28.86
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom O'Brien and Spike Shannon

Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.04
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
1.01
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
1.01
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7221
27
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18363
27
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
9
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6121
9
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.06
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
1.92
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.62
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.1
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.7
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.05
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
7.38
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
2.07
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
6.68
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
2.01
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.33
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spike Shannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Shannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0