Brian O'Connor vs. Brent Strom — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brent Strom
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brent Strom 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. Brent Strom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Brent Strom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Brent Strom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.07
36.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
4.99
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125
38.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1896
34.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Brent Strom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Brent Strom

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
478.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.61
7.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
70.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-8.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Strom
Career
Per 600 PA