Brian O'Connor vs. Pete Richert — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Richert
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Pete Richert 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. Pete Richert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Pete Richert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Pete Richert

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
7.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4817
37.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4354
33.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Pete Richert

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.515
0.515
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Pete Richert

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
808.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
538.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
77.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
65.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.81
17.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
7.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
233.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67