Cactus Keck vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Cactus Keck
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cactus Keck 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. Cactus Keck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Cactus Keck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cactus Keck and Brian O'Connor

Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.87
33.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
38.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
35.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Cactus Keck and Brian O'Connor

Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cactus Keck and Brian O'Connor

Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
531.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.7
14.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.63
5.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
248.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA