Joe Connors vs. Lafayette Dumas — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lafayette Dumas
Greatest GenerationOklahomaNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lafayette Dumas 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. Lafayette Dumas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Lafayette Dumas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Lafayette Dumas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
39.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
33.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Lafayette Dumas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Lafayette Dumas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
214.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
582.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
33.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
143.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
125.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
33.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100