Brian O'Connor vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke 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. Luke Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Luke Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Luke Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
8.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3559
38.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
33.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Luke Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.597
0.597
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Luke Walker

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
668.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
517.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
3.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
294.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA