Joe Connors vs. Glen Hobbie — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Glen Hobbie
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glen Hobbie 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. Glen Hobbie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Glen Hobbie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Glen Hobbie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.36
43.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.86
59.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3789
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
9.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
4.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
39.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
35.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Glen Hobbie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3783
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.36
94.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Glen Hobbie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
392.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
550.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
58.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
19.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
96.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
34.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
51.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
4.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
172
237.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0