Brian O'Connor vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Otis Starks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Otis Starks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Otis Starks

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100