Joe Connors vs. Stan Fansler — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Fansler 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. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Stan Fansler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Stan Fansler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Stan Fansler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA