Joe Connors vs. Joe Gleason — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Gleason
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Gleason 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 6.1 and 1.870 for Joe Gleason. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gleason

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
12.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.39
12.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
44.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
39.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gleason

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gleason

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
314.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
16
457.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
28.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA