Brian O'Connor vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Ricks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Ricks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Ricks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA