Joe Connors vs. Scott Elarton — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Elarton 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. Scott Elarton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Scott Elarton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Elarton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
5.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4681
39.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
5.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4150
35.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Elarton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Elarton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
688.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
12.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
38.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
5.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
156.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA