Johnny Lush vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Johnny Lush
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Lush 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. Johnny Lush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Johnny Lush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Lush and Brian O'Connor

Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.16
85.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3718
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
8.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
3.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5168
37.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
34.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Johnny Lush and Brian O'Connor

Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6999
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
2.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
4.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
4.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.481
3.481
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.62
89.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Lush and Brian O'Connor

Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
208.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1083
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
550.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
139.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
110.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108.13
59.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
177.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
182.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
52.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
110.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.87
66.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
38.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
70.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
8.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA