Brian O'Connor vs. Ray Richmond — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Richmond
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Richmond 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 8.62 and 1.947 for Ray Richmond. 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 Ray Richmond

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
11.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
44.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
37.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.81
44.81

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ray Richmond

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ray Richmond

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
400
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA