Joe Connors vs. Leniel Hooker — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leniel Hooker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leniel Hooker 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. Leniel Hooker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Leniel Hooker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Leniel Hooker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.13
47.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.94
67.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3299
39.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
35.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Leniel Hooker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
2.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.18
67.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Leniel Hooker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
566
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
8.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-10.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leniel Hooker
Career
Per 600 PA