Brian O'Connor vs. Justin Steele — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Steele
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin 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. Justin Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Justin Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Justin Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.26
59.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.22
89.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2123
37.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
34.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Justin Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.441
0.441
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.22
89.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Justin Steele

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
4707.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-14.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Steele
Career
Per 600 PA