Joe Connors vs. Paolo Espino — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Paolo Espino
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paolo Espino 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. Paolo Espino posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Paolo Espino had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Paolo Espino

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.3
43.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
10.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
7.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.35
7.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
38.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
35.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Paolo Espino

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.3
43.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Paolo Espino

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
1531.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
15.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
11.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Paolo Espino
Career
Per 600 PA