Joe Connors vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Dizzy Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Dizzy Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Dizzy Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
254.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100