George O'Donnell vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

George O'Donnell
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, George O'Donnell and Sam Thompson are fairly close on the surface numbers. George O'Donnell carried a career ERA of 4.53 against Sam Thompson's 4.41. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate George O'Donnell and Sam Thompson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for George O'Donnell and Sam Thompson

George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
4.41
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
9
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.82
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
10.03
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
2.6
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.1
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
38.44
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
36.07
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for George O'Donnell and Sam Thompson

George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.63
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.96
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George O'Donnell and Sam Thompson

George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
104.48
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.91
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
31.59
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
32.71
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
128.36
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
George O'Donnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
38.81
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.84
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
34.3
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
George O'Donnell
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100