Brian O'Connor vs. Ed Willett — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Willett 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. Ed Willett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ed Willett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Willett

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.72
73.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
8.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
4.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Willett

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Willett

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
236.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
553.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
110.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
76.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.45
40.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
161.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
137.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
47.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.15
39.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
175.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50