Joe Connors vs. Juan Guzman — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Juan Guzman
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Juan Guzman 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. Juan Guzman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Juan Guzman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Juan Guzman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
4.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
8.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
4.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
7.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6373
38.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5604
34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Juan Guzman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Juan Guzman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
3789.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
8.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.39
-6.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
221.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA