Buck O'Brien vs. Taylor Rogers — Career Comparison

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Taylor Rogers
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Buck O'Brien built a career as a starting pitcher and Taylor Rogers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.34 and 1.236 for Taylor Rogers. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck O'Brien and Taylor Rogers

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
9.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.27
46.27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.38
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.34
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
8.15
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.01
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.95
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.74
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
10.41
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
37.51
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
3.87
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2027
33.7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Taylor Rogers

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
9.41
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.03
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.46
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Taylor Rogers

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
244.59
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
600
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Taylor Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA