Joe Connors vs. Cal Dorsett — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cal Dorsett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Dorsett 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 11.85 and 2.780 for Cal Dorsett. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Cal Dorsett

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.3
12.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
16.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.46
16.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
48
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
51.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
12
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.17
13.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.238
2.238
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.781
2.781
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
42.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Cal Dorsett

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Cal Dorsett

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA