Ad Lankford vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Brian O'Connor

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
41.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.42
41.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Brian O'Connor

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Brian O'Connor

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
96.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.63
53.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
146.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.99
59.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA