Rene Arocha vs. Joe Connors — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha 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. Rene Arocha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Rene Arocha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Connors

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.03
29.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
9.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
34.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Connors

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Joe Connors

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
907.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA