Brian O'Connor vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. 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 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. 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 Ed Walsh Jr.

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
42.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.656
1.656
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Walsh Jr.

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Walsh Jr.

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
550.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
119.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
94.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.17
40.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
148.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
153.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.86
43.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA