Brian O'Connor vs. Jim Waugh — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Waugh
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Waugh 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 6.43 and 1.801 for Jim Waugh. 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 Jim Waugh

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
6.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
10.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
42.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
7.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jim Waugh

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jim Waugh

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
745.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
518.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.03
16.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.21
19.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA