Brian Bruney vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Brian Bruney
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bruney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.68 and 1.675 for Brian Bruney. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bruney and Buck O'Brien

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
8.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
8.15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
6.48
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.73
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
41.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.67
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
33.34
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Brian Bruney and Buck O'Brien

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259.2
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bruney and Buck O'Brien

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163800
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
546.5
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA