Brian O'Connor vs. Scott Ruffcorn — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Ruffcorn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Ruffcorn 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 8.57 and 2.232 for Scott Ruffcorn. 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 Scott Ruffcorn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
8.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
45.24
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
46.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.218
2.218
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
35.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Scott Ruffcorn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Scott Ruffcorn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-23.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA