Joe Connors vs. Fred Herbert — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Herbert
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Herbert 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. Fred Herbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.06 and WHIP 0.941 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Fred Herbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Herbert

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
34.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
32.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.41
34.41

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Herbert

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Herbert

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA