Joe Connors vs. Jason Dickson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jason Dickson
Gen XCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Dickson 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. Jason Dickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jason Dickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jason Dickson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.98
50.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.3
86.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
10.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1750
39.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1587
35.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jason Dickson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.3
86.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jason Dickson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6257.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA