Hank O'Day vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.74 and 1.352 for Hank O'Day. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Carl Sitton

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.6
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.74
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9.02
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.61
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7247
39.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
6.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Carl Sitton

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.69
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
2.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
2.3
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.72
90.72
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Carl Sitton

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
571.33
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
13.29
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.07
30.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
137.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.17
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.04
30.8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
27.27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA