Brian O'Connor vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter 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 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. 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 Sterling Slaughter

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.858
1.858
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Sterling Slaughter

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Sterling Slaughter

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
923.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA