Joe Connors vs. Shawn Estes — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Shawn Estes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shawn Estes 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. Shawn Estes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Shawn Estes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Shawn Estes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.06
52.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
4.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5035
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1678.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1708
9.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
4.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
6.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7403
39.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
5.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
33.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Shawn Estes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5035
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1678.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Shawn Estes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
313.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
501.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
79.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
21.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
97.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
50.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
14.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 600 PA
166
167.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Estes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Estes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50