Joe Connors vs. Ross Detwiler — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ross Detwiler
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ross Detwiler 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. Ross Detwiler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ross Detwiler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ross Detwiler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.57
32.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
9.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
3.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
6.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3311
39.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
35.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ross Detwiler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.57
32.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ross Detwiler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
1374.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
541.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.67
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.07
-27.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
63
282.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Detwiler
Career
Per 600 PA