Joe Connors vs. Clise Dudley — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Clise Dudley
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clise Dudley 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. Clise Dudley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Clise Dudley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Clise Dudley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
11.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.56
11.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
3.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.623
0.623
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
41.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.656
1.656
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
38.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.75
41.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Clise Dudley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Clise Dudley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
394.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
546.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
41.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
151.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
142.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
50.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
75.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
39.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
154.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clise Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA