Hank O'Day vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Walker 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. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 7.36 and 2.250 for Mike Walker. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Mike Walker

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.05
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.4
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9.02
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
12.89
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.89
12.89
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.61
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247
39.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
45.41
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
6.15
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
35.91
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
38.66
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Mike Walker

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.24
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
2.54
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
2.3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.72
90.72
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Mike Walker

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
162.24
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
571.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.29
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.17
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
109
76.22
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA