Brian O'Connor vs. Sam Odom — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Odom
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Odom 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. Brian O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.865 compared to 8.53 and 2.447 for Sam Odom. By the career numbers, Brian O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Sam Odom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
8.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
15.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.816
1.816
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
45.24
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
51.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.447
2.447
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
44.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.87
51.87

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Sam Odom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Sam Odom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
23.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA