Brian O'Connor vs. Bryan Rekar — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryan Rekar
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryan Rekar 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 5.62 and 1.531 for Bryan Rekar. 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 Bryan Rekar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.78
33.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
5.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
10.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
5.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
40.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
6.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2638
36.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bryan Rekar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bryan Rekar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
1228.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
515.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
14.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
234.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0