Brian O'Connor vs. Jack Ryan — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ryan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ryan 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. Jack Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jack Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jack Ryan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
35.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
32.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.73
35.73

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jack Ryan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jack Ryan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
405.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.77
28.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.72
27.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA