Brian O'Connor vs. Jeff Weaver — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Weaver
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff Weaver 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. Jeff Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Jeff Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jeff Weaver

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.64
46.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
4.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1997
9.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
5.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7970
39.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
5.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7199
35.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jeff Weaver

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
1.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Jeff Weaver

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
916.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
522.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
107.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
90.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.56
29.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
128.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
125.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
67.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
31.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
183.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA