Joe Connors vs. Tom Griffin — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tom Griffin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Tom Griffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Tom Griffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.03
45.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.63
47.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4484
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
8.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
4.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
6.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6576
39.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
4.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5642
33.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4484
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
2.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Griffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
525.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
521.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
84.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
51.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.58
31.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
144.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
39.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
41.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
68.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.08
20.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
158
203.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
54.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Griffin
Career
Per 600 PA