Benn Karr vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Benn Karr
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Benn Karr 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. Benn Karr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Benn Karr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benn Karr and Brian O'Connor

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.17
42.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.77
32.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
10.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3447
39.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
36.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Benn Karr and Brian O'Connor

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.429
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Benn Karr and Brian O'Connor

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
367.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
543.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
133.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
102.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.38
51.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
169.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
169.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
59.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.42
57.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
36.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
7.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA