Joe Connors vs. Foster Edwards — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Foster Edwards
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Foster Edwards 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. Foster Edwards posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.629 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Foster Edwards had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Foster Edwards

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.36
30.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
10.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
41.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
5.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
36.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Foster Edwards

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Foster Edwards

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
734.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
514.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.35
-28.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
13
159.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA