Joe Connors vs. Travis Driskill — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Travis Driskill
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis Driskill 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. Travis Driskill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.23 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Travis Driskill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Travis Driskill

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
10.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.84
10.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
40.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
5.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
36.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Travis Driskill

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Travis Driskill

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4885.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-16.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Driskill
Career
Per 600 PA