Joe Connors vs. Bill Duggleby — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Duggleby
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Duggleby 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. Bill Duggleby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Bill Duggleby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Duggleby

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.69
47.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.25
79.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5224
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
9.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7278
37.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6771
35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Duggleby

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5196
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
2.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Duggleby

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
211.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
567.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
63.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.83
29.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
137.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
113.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
44.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
44.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
83.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.4
21.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
18.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
189.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Duggleby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100