Brian O'Connor vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis 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. Joe Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Joe Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Willis

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
40.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Willis

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Joe Willis

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA