Lou Lucier vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Lucier and Brian O'Connor

Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
40.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.623
1.623
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Lou Lucier and Brian O'Connor

Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Lucier and Brian O'Connor

Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
761.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
25.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.26
29.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA