Joe Connors vs. Randy Hennis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Randy Hennis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Randy Hennis 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. Randy Hennis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.414 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Randy Hennis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Randy Hennis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.1
-0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
31.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.66
31.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Randy Hennis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Randy Hennis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Hennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Hennis
Career
Per 600 PA