Hunter Barco or Riley O'Brien
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Riley O'Brien RP - STL  | Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 25 | 5 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 25.1 | 11.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Holds | 1 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 21 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 9 | 10 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 27 | 8 |
| Walks | 4 | 9 |
| ERA | 3.20 | 7.71 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | 1.97 |
| Riley O'Brien RP - STL | Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 59 | 34 |
| Games Started | 0 | 12 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.2 | 85.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 5 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 52 | 80 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 41 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 63 | 79 |
| Walks | 27 | 36 |
| ERA | 3.92 | 4.35 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.35 |
| Riley O'Brien RP - STL | Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT | |
| News | ||
| Riley O'Brien tossed 1.1 innings, allowing only the Manfred man to score, with two strikeouts and one walk in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Reds. Chase Davis Sun, May 24th | The Pirates recalled Hunter Barco from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th | |
| Riley O'Brien struck out two batters in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Fri, May 15th | The Pirates have optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Riley O'Brien earned the save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Athletics, working a scoreless frame while allowing one walk on 13 pitches. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 13th | Hunter Barco has reportedly made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd | |
| Riley O'Brien struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Padres. Chase Davis Fri, May 8th | ||
| Riley O'Brien needed just three pitches to record the save in Monday's 6-3 win over the Brewers. Chase Davis Tue, May 5th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Riley O'Brien RP - STL | Hunter Barco SP,RP - PIT | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #103 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #169 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #132 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #123 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #168 | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #329 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #144 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #22 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #33 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #74 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #145 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #108 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #248 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #89 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #185 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #206 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #339 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #6 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #90 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #156 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #190 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #134 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #115 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #135 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #71 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #66 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #142 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #130 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #200 | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #337 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #167 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #117 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #85 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #232 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #55 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #237 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #129 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #108 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #143 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #22 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #55 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #237 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #179 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #195 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ COL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | @ SD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | @ SD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | vs STL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | vs STL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #129 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | |||||
