Joe Connors vs. Tommy Hanson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hanson
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Hanson 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. Tommy Hanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Tommy Hanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Tommy Hanson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
8.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995
38.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
4.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Tommy Hanson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Tommy Hanson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
328
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
498.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.79
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.89
-26.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
245.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA