Brian O'Connor vs. Craig Swan — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Craig Swan 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. Craig Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Craig Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Craig Swan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.04
45.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1199
8.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
4.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4686
34.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Craig Swan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3707
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Craig Swan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
329.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
510.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
71.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.1
17.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
85.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
112.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.9
12.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
186.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0