Joe Connors vs. Wayland Dean — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wayland 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. Wayland Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Wayland Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Wayland Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
10.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
40.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
5.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.538
1.538
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
36.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Wayland Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Wayland Dean

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
362.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
560
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
47
134.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA