Joe Connors vs. Zach Davies — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zach Davies
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Davies 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. Zach Davies posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Zach Davies had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Davies

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
6.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4481
38.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
4.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4024
34.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Davies

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Davies

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
469.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
492.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
61.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
10.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
34.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
81
185.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA