Joe Connors vs. Felix Hernandez — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Felix Hernandez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Felix Hernandez 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. Felix Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Felix Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Felix Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
3.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487
8.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
2.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2524
8.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11284
37.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
3.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10268
33.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Felix Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
1.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Felix Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
4261.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
508.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
14.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-15.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
223.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA