Brian O'Connor vs. Frank Seward — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Seward
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Seward 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. Brian O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.865 compared to 5.15 and 1.683 for Frank Seward. By the career numbers, Brian O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Frank Seward

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
11.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
41.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
37.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.43
41.43

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Frank Seward

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Frank Seward

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
579.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
3.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.74
-35.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
186.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Seward
Career
Per 600 PA