Brian O'Connor vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zack Wheeler

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zack Wheeler

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zack Wheeler

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA