Mike King vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Mike King
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike King 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. Mike King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.205 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Mike King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike King and Brian O'Connor

Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
7.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
10.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2069
37.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1862
33.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Mike King and Brian O'Connor

Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike King and Brian O'Connor

Mike King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA