Brian O'Connor vs. Matt Shoemaker — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Shoemaker
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Shoemaker 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. Matt Shoemaker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Matt Shoemaker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Matt Shoemaker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
37.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531
34.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Matt Shoemaker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.34
89.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Matt Shoemaker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
9600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-21.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA