Hank O'Day vs. Chris Saenz — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Chris Saenz
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Saenz built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Saenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.833 compared to 3.74 and 1.352 for Hank O'Day. By the career numbers, Chris Saenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Chris Saenz

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.05
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.6
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.74
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9.02
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
3.61
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7247
39.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
36
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
6.15
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.91
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Chris Saenz

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.69
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.54
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.3
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.72
90.72
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Chris Saenz

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
571.33
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.29
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.08
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.17
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA