Brian O'Connor vs. Buck Rogers — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Rogers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Rogers 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. Brian O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.865 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Buck Rogers. By the career numbers, Brian O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Rogers

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
45.24
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
47.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.7
47.7

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Rogers

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Rogers

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA