Brian O'Connor vs. Billy O'Dell — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Billy O'Dell built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy O'Dell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Billy O'Dell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Billy O'Dell

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
5.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7045
34.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Billy O'Dell

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
2.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Billy O'Dell

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
525.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
65.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.04
14.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
77.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
103.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
170.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50