Lance Lynn vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Lynn 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. Lance Lynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Lance Lynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Brian O'Connor

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Brian O'Connor

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Brian O'Connor

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
286.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA