Brian O'Connor vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Stigman 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. Dick Stigman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Dick Stigman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Stigman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3930
38.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3516
34.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Stigman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Dick Stigman

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
456.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
547.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.58
10.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
71.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
95.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
48.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.11
-6.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
271.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA