Brian O'Connor vs. Bill Weir — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Weir
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Weir 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. Bill Weir posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Bill Weir had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Weir

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
38.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
34.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Weir

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Bill Weir

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
500
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
533.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
32.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
150
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.03
33.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
150
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Weir
Career
Per 600 PA