Joe Connors vs. Danny Darwin — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Danny Darwin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Darwin 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. Danny Darwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Danny Darwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Danny Darwin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
2.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.44
48.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
8.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1942
5.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12716
37.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
34.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Danny Darwin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
2.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Danny Darwin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
1297.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
547.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
70.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.27
18.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
82.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
171
307.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100