Joe Connors vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey 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 Hennessey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Brad Hennessey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hennessey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
35.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hennessey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Hennessey

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100