Brian O'Connor vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Williams
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Williams 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. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Tom Williams

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
37.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2792
33.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Tom Williams

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.338
2.338
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Tom Williams

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
298.94
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
517.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
69.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
65.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
13.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
74.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
103.89
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.33
94.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0