Joe Connors vs. Lovell Harden — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lovell Harden
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lovell Harden 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. Lovell Harden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.784 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Lovell Harden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Lovell Harden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
11.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
45.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.784
1.784
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
40.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Lovell Harden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Lovell Harden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lovell Harden
Career
Per 600 PA