Brian O'Connor vs. Alex Wells — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wells
Gen ZAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Wells 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 6.6 and 1.597 for Alex Wells. 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 Alex Wells

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
6.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
11.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
41.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
37.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Alex Wells

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Alex Wells

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Alex Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wells
Career
Per 600 PA