Dan O'Brien vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Dan O'Brien
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.9 and 1.931 for Dan O'Brien. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan O'Brien and Adrian Zabala

Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.34
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
43.76
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.83
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.66
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
35
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dan O'Brien and Adrian Zabala

Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan O'Brien and Adrian Zabala

Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-46.88
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA