Joe Connors vs. Storm Davis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Storm Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Storm 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. Storm Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.425 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Storm Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Storm Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.07
54.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5342
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
9.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
5.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7623
38.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6809
34.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Storm Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5342
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1780.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.07
54.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Storm Davis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
15600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-35.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Storm Davis
Career
Per 600 PA