Joe Connors vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Steve Howe posted a stronger line than Joe Connors. Steve Howe posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.285 vs 2.238). By the career numbers, Steve Howe 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 Steve Howe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Steve Howe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Steve Howe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
540
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA