Joe Connors vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Guy Hoffman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Guy Hoffman posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.25 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.484 vs 2.238). Joe Connors had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.88). By the career numbers, Guy Hoffman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Guy Hoffman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Guy Hoffman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Guy Hoffman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
8.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-10.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA