Joe Connors vs. Chuck Dobson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chuck Dobson
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Dobson 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. Chuck Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Chuck Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Chuck Dobson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.06
94.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3775
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
8.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
5.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5312
37.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
34.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Chuck Dobson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3775
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.06
94.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Chuck Dobson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
269.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
545.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
70.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.62
14.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
96.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
92.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
39.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
84.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
4.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
92.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
39.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0