Joe Connors vs. Sean Douglass — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sean Douglass
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Douglass 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 6.11 and 1.652 for Sean Douglass. 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 Sean Douglass

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
6.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
6.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
40.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.613
1.613
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
34.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Sean Douglass

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Sean Douglass

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
16200
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA