Brian O'Connor vs. Bryn Smith — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryn Smith 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. Bryn Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bryn Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bryn Smith

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
8.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6820
34.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bryn Smith

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
2.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bryn Smith

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
361.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
60.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.18
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.78
16.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100