Brian O'Connor vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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. Steve Stone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Steve Stone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Stone

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
3.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Stone

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Stone

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
806.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
218.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA