Joe Connors vs. Hugh East — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Hugh East
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hugh East 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. Hugh East posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.989 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Hugh East had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Hugh East

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
12.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.08
12.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
44.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
38.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.76
44.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Hugh East

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Hugh East

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
511.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
55.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
47.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA