Dennis Lamp vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Dennis Lamp
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Lamp 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. Dennis Lamp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Dennis Lamp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Lamp and Brian O'Connor

Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
4.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7823
38.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
4.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7104
34.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Dennis Lamp and Brian O'Connor

Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
2.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Lamp and Brian O'Connor

Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
1711.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
538.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
88.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.66
15.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
104.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
9.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA