Joe Connors vs. Vallie Eaves — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Vallie Eaves
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vallie Eaves 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. Vallie Eaves posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.651 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Vallie Eaves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Vallie Eaves

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
40.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.651
1.651
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
34.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Vallie Eaves

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Vallie Eaves

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
389.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.29
4.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-19.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
12
194.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA