Joe Connors vs. Zach Day — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zach Day
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Day 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 Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Zach Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Day

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1648
39.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
34.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Day

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Zach Day

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
444.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
543.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
7.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-29.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
51
263.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA