Brian O'Connor vs. Rick Rhoden — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Rhoden
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Rick Rhoden 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. Rick Rhoden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Rick Rhoden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Rhoden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.71
54.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.01
92.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2606
9.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
2.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
4.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10900
37.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
3.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9889
34.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Rhoden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
1.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.01
92.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Rhoden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
308.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
830
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
550.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
130.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
96.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58.07
41.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
177.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
143.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
41.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
54.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
89.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.57
43.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
82.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Rhoden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Rhoden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0