Joe Connors vs. Roosevelt Davis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roosevelt Davis
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roosevelt Davis 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. Roosevelt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Roosevelt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Roosevelt Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.01
61.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.75
54.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4635
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
9.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
2.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.699
0.699
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
34.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5395
31.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.93
34.93

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Roosevelt Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4159
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Roosevelt Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
296.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
548.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
81.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.77
27.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
120.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
125.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
32.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
61.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.18
27.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Roosevelt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA