Joe Connors vs. Tom Gorzelanny — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tom Gorzelanny
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Gorzelanny 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. Tom Gorzelanny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Tom Gorzelanny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Gorzelanny

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.54
48.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
7.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
39.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
4.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.445
1.445
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3383
34.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Gorzelanny

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.9
92.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Gorzelanny

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
750.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
518.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.19
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
71.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
45.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.17
-14.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Gorzelanny
Career
Per 600 PA