Brian O'Connor vs. Dick Rudolph — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Rudolph
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Rudolph 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. Dick Rudolph posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Dick Rudolph had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Rudolph

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.38
86.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8290
36.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
34.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Rudolph

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
209.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
59.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
468
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
16.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
543.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
527.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
14.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Rudolph

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
217.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
534.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
100.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
83.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.01
34.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
124.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
143.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
35.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
42.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
76.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.99
35.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
40.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
88.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90