Brian O'Connor vs. Eddie Stack — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Stack
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Stack 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. Eddie Stack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Eddie Stack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eddie Stack

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
4.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1843
33.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eddie Stack

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
7.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Eddie Stack

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
357.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
550.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
59.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
10.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
91.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-4.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
175.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Stack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100