Eric O'Flaherty vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Eric O'Flaherty
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric O'Flaherty 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 3.7 and 1.410 for Eric O'Flaherty. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Carl Sitton

Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
10.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
8.8
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
6.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
38.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.47
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.13
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.86
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
34.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Carl Sitton

Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
10.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.3
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.51
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.49
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Carl Sitton

Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
148800
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
520
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA