Santo Alcala vs. Joe Connors — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Santo Alcala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Santo Alcala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Connors

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.53
48.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
39.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Connors

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Joe Connors

Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA