Joe Connors vs. Gary Eave — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gary Eave
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Eave 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. Gary Eave posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.527 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Gary Eave had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Gary Eave

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
39.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
33.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Gary Eave

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Gary Eave

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1371.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-51.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Eave
Career
Per 600 PA