Brian O'Connor vs. Vern Ruhle — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Ruhle
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Ruhle 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. Vern Ruhle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Vern Ruhle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Vern Ruhle

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5964
38.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
4.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5483
34.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Vern Ruhle

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Vern Ruhle

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
872
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
485.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.94
21.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
85.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
18.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
256
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0