Joe Connors vs. Pat Dean — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Pat Dean
MillenialConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 6.28 and 1.663 for Pat Dean. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Pat Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
40.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
36.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
40.1

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Pat Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Pat Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Pat Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Dean
Career
Per 600 PA