Brian O'Connor vs. Eric Rasmussen — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Rasmussen
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Rasmussen 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. Eric Rasmussen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Eric Rasmussen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eric Rasmussen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1033
9.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4299
38.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3890
34.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eric Rasmussen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eric Rasmussen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
468.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
509.8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
60.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
12.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
76.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
164.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA