Brian O'Connor vs. Carlos Silva — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Silva
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carlos Silva 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. Carlos Silva posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Carlos Silva had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Carlos Silva

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
4.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1496
10.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
4.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5319
38.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4959
35.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Carlos Silva

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Carlos Silva

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
2670.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-18.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Silva
Career
Per 600 PA