Brian O'Connor vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Smyth

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Smyth

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA