Joe Connors vs. Spencer Howard — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Spencer Howard
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spencer Howard 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 7 and 1.743 for Spencer Howard. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Spencer Howard

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
11.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
42.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
7.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.736
1.736
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
37.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.69
42.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Spencer Howard

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Spencer Howard

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4028.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
81.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA