Brian O'Connor vs. Johnny Wright — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Wright
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny 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. Johnny Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Johnny Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Johnny Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.97
66.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2632
37.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2403
34.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Johnny Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1917
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.77
65.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Johnny Wright

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
257.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
558.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
78.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
94.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
101.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
73.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
8.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.63
32.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100