Brian O'Connor vs. Jose Santiago — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Santiago
Silent GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Santiago 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. Jose Santiago posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jose Santiago had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Santiago

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1668
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
8.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
6.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2354
38.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2143
34.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Santiago

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1667
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jose Santiago

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
570.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
537.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
92.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
69.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.02
26.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
122.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
119.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.46
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
152.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Santiago
Career
Per 600 PA