Joe Connors vs. Art Delaney — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Art Delaney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Delaney 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. Art Delaney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Art Delaney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Art Delaney

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.27
46.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
9.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.99
9.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
39.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
5.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
36.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Art Delaney

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Art Delaney

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
406.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
551.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
84.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
23.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
103.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
115.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
17.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA