Joe Connors vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Burt Hooton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
2.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Burt Hooton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7954
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Burt Hooton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
316.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.38
15.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
80.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
90.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
27.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
32.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
57.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
4.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0