Joe Connors vs. Kyle Drabek — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Kyle Drabek
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kyle Drabek 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. Kyle Drabek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.698 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Kyle Drabek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Kyle Drabek

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
6.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
40.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
34.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Kyle Drabek

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Kyle Drabek

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA