Joe Connors vs. Jake Esch — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Esch
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Esch 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. Jake Esch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.54 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jake Esch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jake Esch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.77
11.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
42.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.923
1.923
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jake Esch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jake Esch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Esch
Career
Per 600 PA