Rene Arocha vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rene Arocha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Rene Arocha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Brian O'Connor

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
34.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Brian O'Connor

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Brian O'Connor

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
907.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.34
9.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-6.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
226.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA