Brian O'Connor vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bret Saberhagen 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. Bret Saberhagen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bret Saberhagen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bret Saberhagen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bret Saberhagen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bret Saberhagen

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
1065.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA