Boof Bonser vs. Joe Connors — Career Comparison

Boof Bonser
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Boof Bonser 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. Boof Bonser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Boof Bonser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Boof Bonser and Joe Connors

Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.05
54.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
5.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
10.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
39.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
36.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Boof Bonser and Joe Connors

Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.658
0.658
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Boof Bonser and Joe Connors

Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
7400
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-34.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA