Brian O'Connor vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Travis Wood 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. Travis Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Travis Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Travis Wood

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
2.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.34
44.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
8.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.35
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
7.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4240
38.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
34.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Travis Wood

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
2.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Travis Wood

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
605.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
546.79
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
100.92
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
64.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.68
43.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
179.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
117.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.38
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.15
35.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
211.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100