Joe Connors vs. Matt Garza — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Garza 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. Matt Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Matt Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Matt Garza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.73
46.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7313
38.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Matt Garza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Matt Garza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0