Brian O'Connor vs. Allen Ripley — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allen Ripley
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allen Ripley 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. Allen Ripley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Allen Ripley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Allen Ripley

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
10.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
39.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1804
35.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Allen Ripley

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Allen Ripley

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
558.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
77.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
72.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.96
10.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
87.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
82.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-4.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
150
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Allen Ripley
Career
Per 600 PA