Joe Connors vs. Jim Hannan — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Hannan
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Hannan 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. Jim Hannan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jim Hannan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Hannan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.07
46.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.59
36.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2466
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
4.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3581
39.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
34.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Hannan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.59
36.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Hannan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
716.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
542.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
49.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
72.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-15.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
107
277.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hannan
Career
Per 600 PA