Eric Lauer vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Lauer 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. Eric Lauer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Eric Lauer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Lauer and Brian O'Connor

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
38.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
34.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Eric Lauer and Brian O'Connor

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.26
91.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Lauer and Brian O'Connor

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
743.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
476.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
15.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
262.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA