Brian O'Connor vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross 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. Buck Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Buck Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Ross

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.09
37.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
4.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
40.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Ross

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Buck Ross

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
284.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
537.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
82.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.46
20.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
106.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
109.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
57.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.18
12.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
169.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA