Joe Connors vs. Vaughn Eshelman — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Vaughn Eshelman
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vaughn Eshelman 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 6.07 and 1.774 for Vaughn Eshelman. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Vaughn Eshelman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
6.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
10.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
41.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
6.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
36.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Vaughn Eshelman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.58
89.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Vaughn Eshelman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
12450
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vaughn Eshelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vaughn Eshelman
Career
Per 600 PA