Brian O'Connor vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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. Brian O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.865 compared to 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. By the career numbers, Brian O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ewing Waddy

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
43.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ewing Waddy

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ewing Waddy

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.13
45.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.27
48.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100