Brian O'Connor vs. Joe Sherman — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Sherman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Sherman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Sherman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
38.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
66.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0