Joe Connors vs. Joe Gonzales — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Gonzales 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 Gonzales posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Joe Gonzales had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gonzales

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
40.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
37.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.65
40.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gonzales

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Gonzales

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA