Joe Connors vs. Marty Griffin — Career Comparison

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

Marty Griffin 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. Marty Griffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.566 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Marty Griffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Marty Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
40.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
36.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Marty Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Marty Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
78.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA