Brian O'Connor vs. Jose Rijo — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Rijo 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. Jose Rijo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jose Rijo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Rijo

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710
8.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
7.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7050
33.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Rijo

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Rijo

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
522.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
99.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.85
24.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
122.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
29.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
61.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.6
23.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
118.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
68.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67