Brian O'Connor vs. Jorge Sosa — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jorge Sosa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jorge Sosa 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. Jorge Sosa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.72 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jorge Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jorge Sosa

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.61
30.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2318
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
39.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
5.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984
34.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jorge Sosa

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2318
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.61
30.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jorge Sosa

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
1741.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
488.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.11
35.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
135.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.32
25.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
217.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jorge Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA