Joe Connors vs. Fred Hobgood — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Hobgood 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 Hobgood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.605 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Fred Hobgood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hobgood

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.86
64.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
10.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
42.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
37.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hobgood

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hobgood

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
296.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA