Joe Connors vs. Jose DeLeon — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jose DeLeon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose DeLeon 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. Jose DeLeon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jose DeLeon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jose DeLeon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.61
63.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5692
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
7.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
7.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
37.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6942
32.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jose DeLeon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5704
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1901.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.46
63.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jose DeLeon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
509.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
513.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
46.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
44.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
5.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
50.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
68.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.71
-14.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
19.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
171
209.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
63.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA