Joe Connors vs. Atlee Hammaker — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Atlee Hammaker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Atlee Hammaker 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. Atlee Hammaker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Atlee Hammaker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Atlee Hammaker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.83
46.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.04
61.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
8.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
5.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4509
37.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4116
34.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Atlee Hammaker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.36
97.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.04
61.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Atlee Hammaker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
442.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
541.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
63.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
8.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
65.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
85.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.45
-6.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
99
175.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Atlee Hammaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100