Brian O'Connor vs. Ed Wright — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Wright
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Wright 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. Ed Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ed Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
9.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
38.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1551
35.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Ed Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
432.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
548.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
115.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
81.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.09
34.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
150
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
141.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
107.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
34.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
11.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wright
Career
Per 600 PA