Brian O'Connor vs. Gene Woodburn — Career Comparison

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

Gene Woodburn 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 5.5 and 1.892 for Gene Woodburn. 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 Gene Woodburn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.18
18.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
8.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
43.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
8.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.865
1.865
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.892
1.892
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
34.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.72
43.72

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Gene Woodburn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Gene Woodburn

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
715.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.55
12.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
14.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Woodburn
Career
Per 600 PA