Joe Connors vs. Manny Hernandez — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Manny Hernandez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Manny 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. Manny Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Manny Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Manny Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
10.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
39.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
34.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Manny Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Manny Hernandez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-56.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA