Bill Connors vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Bill Connors
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Connors as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hub Pruett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 7.53 and 1.628 for Bill Connors. By the career numbers, Hub Pruett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Connors and Hub Pruett

Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.63
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
9.86
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.98
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.02
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
41.01
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.65
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
35.78
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.07
42.07
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Connors and Hub Pruett

Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Connors and Hub Pruett

Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
188.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
136.8
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
152.88
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0