Oran O'Neal vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Oran O'Neal
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer built a career as a starting pitcher and Oran O'Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 9.24 and 2.289 for Oran O'Neal. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oran O'Neal and Johnny Vander Meer

Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.58
49.58
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
15.63
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.43
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.97
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
4.84
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
45.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
40.14
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Oran O'Neal and Johnny Vander Meer

Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Oran O'Neal and Johnny Vander Meer

Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
975
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
79.39
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.45
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
21.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
93.89
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
44.27
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.85
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
24.01
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.3
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Oran O'Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100