Brian O'Connor vs. Roy Roberts — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Roberts
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Roberts 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. Roy Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Roy Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Roy Roberts

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.88
72.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2183
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
4.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
38.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
5.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
31.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Roy Roberts

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2092
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.798
1.798
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Roy Roberts

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
240.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
548.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
101.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
88.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.9
26.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
123.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
28.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
156
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100