Riley O'Brien vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Riley O'Brien
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Riley O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 3.66 and 1.393 for Pete Vuckovich. By the career numbers, Riley O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley O'Brien and Pete Vuckovich

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.56
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.77
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
33.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5501
34.02
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Riley O'Brien and Pete Vuckovich

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.54
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Riley O'Brien and Pete Vuckovich

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
600
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100