Brian O'Connor vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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. Herm Wehmeier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Herm Wehmeier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Herm Wehmeier

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.48
66.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
4.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
9.01
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
4.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7925
39.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
5.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
35.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Herm Wehmeier

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
4.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.01
93.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Herm Wehmeier

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
366.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
633
561
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
109.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
93.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.59
28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
134.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
125.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.6
26.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA