Brian O'Connor vs. Smoky Owens — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Smoky Owens 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. Smoky Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Smoky Owens

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Smoky Owens

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Smoky Owens

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
290
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
540
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
130
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.4
34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
150
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
130
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.17
41.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA