Brian O'Connor vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Renko

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
8.8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Renko

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Renko

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100