Sandy Koufax vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Sandy Koufax
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sandy Koufax 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. Sandy Koufax posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Sandy Koufax had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sandy Koufax and Brian O'Connor

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
6.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2396
9.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9497
36.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8662
33.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Sandy Koufax and Brian O'Connor

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6973
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2324.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sandy Koufax and Brian O'Connor

Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
277.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
542.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
52.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
44.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
9.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
62.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
18.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
36.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.49
-11.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
269.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sandy Koufax
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA