Joe Connors vs. Brad Havens — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Brad Havens
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Havens 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. Brad Havens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Brad Havens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Havens

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.76
29.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1772
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
3.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2580
39.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2290
34.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Havens

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1772
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.76
29.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Havens

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
41000
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Havens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Havens
Career
Per 600 PA