Brian O'Connor vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Al Sima

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
40.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Al Sima

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Al Sima

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0