Wes Ferrell vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Wes Ferrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wes Ferrell 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. Wes Ferrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Wes Ferrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Ferrell and Brian O'Connor

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.12
60.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1177
4.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7869
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2623
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2845
9.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
3.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11568
39.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.481
1.481
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10505
36.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Wes Ferrell and Brian O'Connor

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.773
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Ferrell and Brian O'Connor

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
244.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
524.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
146.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
99.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
47.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190.04
84.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
233.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
204.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
78.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
92.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
153.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201.62
89.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
57.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
82.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.27
7.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA