Bob O'Brien vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob O'Brien built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. By the career numbers, Bob O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob O'Brien and Brian Van Belle

Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.79
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
37.93
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
34.29
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bob O'Brien and Brian Van Belle

Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob O'Brien and Brian Van Belle

Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
5.41
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.15
-8.09
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA