Brian O'Connor vs. Earl Wilson — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Wilson
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Wilson 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. Earl Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Earl Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Earl Wilson

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
6.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8677
38.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
4.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7842
34.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Earl Wilson

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6155
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.72
91.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Earl Wilson

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
289.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
838
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
529.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
103.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
65.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
37.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81.9
58.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
195.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
154.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
68.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
79.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
122.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.81
54.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
194.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA