Brian O'Connor vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Warren Spahn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Warren Spahn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Warren Spahn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67