Brian O'Connor vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. 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 Al Widmar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.23
30.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
41.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Al Widmar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Al Widmar

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
88.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
21.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
16.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA