Brian O'Connor vs. Bill Steele — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Steele
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Steele 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. Bill Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bill Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.25
46.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.24
61.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2881
38.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
34.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
16.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
26.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
31.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
30.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.884
1.884
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
296.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
527
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
107.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.58
44.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
143.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
164.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
68.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
114.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.92
47.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
107.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Steele
Career
Per 600 PA