Brian O'Connor vs. Jason Schmidt — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Schmidt
Gen XIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Schmidt 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. Jason Schmidt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jason Schmidt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jason Schmidt

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.52
57.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
8.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
7.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8532
38.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7550
34.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jason Schmidt

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jason Schmidt

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
273.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
503.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
53.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
39.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.91
14.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
78.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
73.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.6
-3.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
237.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
75.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA