Steve Farr vs. Mike O'Connor — Career Comparison

Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Connor built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.3 and 1.459 for Mike O'Connor. By the career numbers, Steve Farr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Farr and Mike O'Connor

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.35
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.35
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
39.68
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.67
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.67
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
33.71
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Steve Farr and Mike O'Connor

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.12
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Farr and Mike O'Connor

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
2.93
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.8
-30.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
325.71
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA