Joe Connors vs. Dennis Eckersley — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Dennis Eckersley 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. Dennis Eckersley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Dennis Eckersley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Eckersley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12519
34.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Eckersley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Eckersley

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
554.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA