Brian O'Connor vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel 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. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zip Zabel

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zip Zabel

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Zip Zabel

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
552.94
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
11.23
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
88.24
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100