Brian O'Connor vs. José Suárez — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
José Suárez
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati Cuban StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

José Suárez 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. José Suárez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, José Suárez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and José Suárez

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
39.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
34.87
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and José Suárez

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.68
89.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.055
2.055
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and José Suárez

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
192
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
541.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
168
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
130.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.33
79.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
198.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.44
90.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100