Brian O'Connor vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey 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. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eppa Rixey

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4633
9.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eppa Rixey

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eppa Rixey

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1522
547.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
104.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
90.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.54
27.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
122.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
125.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.08
27.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50