Brian O'Connor vs. Jake Wade — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Wade 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. Jake Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.691 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jake Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jake Wade

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
9.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
5.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3057
41.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
35.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.17
41.17

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jake Wade

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jake Wade

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
561.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
93.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
88.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.98
20.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
98.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
127.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
54.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.63
17.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
210.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA