Brian O'Connor vs. John O'Donoghue — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John O'Donoghue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John O'Donoghue 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. John O'Donoghue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, John O'Donoghue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and John O'Donoghue

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
9.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3235
38.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
35.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and John O'Donoghue

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.716
0.716
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and John O'Donoghue

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
692.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
542.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.97
26.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
123.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.38
19.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
176.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
44.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100