Brian O'Connor vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker 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. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Edsall Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
39.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2642
34.93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Edsall Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Edsall Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
267.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
538.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
148.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
109.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.79
73.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
221.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
189.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.44
82.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100