Joe Connors vs. Willis Hudlin — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Willis Hudlin
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willis Hudlin 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. Willis Hudlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Willis Hudlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Willis Hudlin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.32
50.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.8
66.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
4.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7840
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2613.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
10.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
2.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11546
39.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10656
36.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Willis Hudlin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Willis Hudlin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
294.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1002
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
535.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
107.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
79.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.43
37.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
143.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
143.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
45.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
41.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
83.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.83
38.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 600 PA
228
136.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Hudlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67