Joe Connors vs. Dick Estelle — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Estelle
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Estelle 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. Dick Estelle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.566 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Dick Estelle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Dick Estelle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
40.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
35.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Dick Estelle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Dick Estelle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
378.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-10.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
284.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Estelle
Career
Per 600 PA