Ed Kenna vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Kenna and Brian O'Connor are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Kenna posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.765 vs 1.865) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 1.46). Brian O'Connor had the advantage in ERA (5.11 vs 5.29). By the career numbers, Ed Kenna had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Kenna and Brian O'Connor

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
41.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
35.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Ed Kenna and Brian O'Connor

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Kenna and Brian O'Connor

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA