Brian O'Connor vs. Dave Snowden — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Snowden
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Dave Snowden 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 6.39 and 1.421 for Dave Snowden. 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 Dave Snowden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
6.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
10.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
0.842
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
39.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
35.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dave Snowden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dave Snowden

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.99
45.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.11
51.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Snowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100