Brian O'Connor vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Saarloos 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. Kirk Saarloos posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Kirk Saarloos had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Kirk Saarloos

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.15
49.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2251
39.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
5.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Kirk Saarloos

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.24
44.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Kirk Saarloos

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
1941.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA