Brian O'Connor vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe 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. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Sutcliffe

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Sutcliffe

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Rick Sutcliffe

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.93
29.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.36
25.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100