Dan O'Brien vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Dan O'Brien and Brian Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dan O'Brien posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.9 vs 10.38) and home runs allowed (0.31 per nine innings vs 2.08). Brian Smith had the advantage in WHIP (1.846 vs 1.931). By the career numbers, Dan O'Brien had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dan O'Brien and Brian Smith

Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.03
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.9
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
13.34
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
12.46
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.46
12.46
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
43.76
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
41.54
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.83
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Dan O'Brien and Brian Smith

Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.03
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan O'Brien and Brian Smith

Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-46.88
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA