Joe Connors vs. Carl Erskine — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Carl Erskine
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Carl Erskine 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. Carl Erskine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Carl Erskine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Erskine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.48
64.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5156
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
8.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
3.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7270
38.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6608
34.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Erskine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.73
33.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Erskine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
339.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
554.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
86.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
75.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.33
16.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
48.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
76.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.32
7.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
120
113.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Erskine
Career
Per 600 PA