Joe Connors vs. Graham Godfrey — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Graham Godfrey
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Graham Godfrey 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. Graham Godfrey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Graham Godfrey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Graham Godfrey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
11.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.35
11.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
41.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
36.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Graham Godfrey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Graham Godfrey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA