Joe Connors vs. Cheo Hernández — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cheo Hernández
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cheo Hernández 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. Cheo Hernández posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Cheo Hernández had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Cheo Hernández

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
10.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.15
10.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
39.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
35.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Cheo Hernández

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.714
2.714
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Cheo Hernández

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
185.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
555.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
146.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.86
69.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
236.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
165.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
102.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
127.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
74.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cheo Hernández
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100