Clifford Allen vs. Joe Connors — Career Comparison

Clifford Allen
UnknownThrows RightBats RightMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Clifford Allen 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 9.47 and 2.474 for Clifford Allen. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clifford Allen and Joe Connors

Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
16.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.11
16.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
48
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
10.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.474
2.474
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.238
2.238
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
42.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48

Fielding Stats for Clifford Allen and Joe Connors

Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clifford Allen and Joe Connors

Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
450
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clifford Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clifford Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA