Joe Connors vs. Alvin Gipson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Alvin Gipson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alvin Gipson 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. Alvin Gipson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Alvin Gipson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Alvin Gipson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.59
20.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
9.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
39.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
5.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
35.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Alvin Gipson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Alvin Gipson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
292.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
574.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
110.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
105.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
21.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
115.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
110.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
21.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alvin Gipson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100