Mike O'Rourke vs. Dick Redding — Career Comparison

Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Redding
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Redding built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Redding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.07 and 1.357 for Mike O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Dick Redding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Dick Redding

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.29
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.25
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.96
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.62
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.55
59.55
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.64
76.64
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.86
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.88
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4616
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538.2
9
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
8.41
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.25
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
2.54
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
5.37
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.43
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
36.53
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.92
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.98
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.63
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
36.64
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5606
32.79
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Dick Redding

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.59
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.96
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
2.62
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.45
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.28
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.45
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
3.04
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.289
2.289
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.35
44.35
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike O'Rourke and Dick Redding

Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
212.1
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685
552.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
133.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
103.23
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
16.13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.45
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.84
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
26.41
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.65
52.13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
183.06
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
159.68
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
62.9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
70.16
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
126.61
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
23.85
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.86
58.76
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
25.81
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.67
82.67
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100