Brian O'Connor vs. Steve Wylie — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Wylie
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Wylie 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 5.24 and 1.725 for Steve Wylie. 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 Steve Wylie

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
5.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.83
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.206
1.206
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
42.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
6.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.725
1.725
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
35.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Wylie

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Steve Wylie

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
320.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
575.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
98.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
25.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.58
21.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Wylie
Career
Per 600 PA