Brian O'Connor vs. Gary Wheelock — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Wheelock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Wheelock 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 5.4 and 1.414 for Gary Wheelock. 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 Gary Wheelock

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
10.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
39.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Gary Wheelock

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Gary Wheelock

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA