Joe Connors vs. Vern Holtgrave — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Vern Holtgrave are fairly close on the surface numbers. Vern Holtgrave posted stronger numbers in WHIP (2.000 vs 2.238) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.43). Joe Connors had the advantage in ERA (5.57 vs 6). By the career numbers, Vern Holtgrave 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.