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

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Van Belle
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buck 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. 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 Brian Van Belle

Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Brian Van Belle

Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Brian Van Belle

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