Joe Connors vs. Charles Hudson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charles Hudson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charles Hudson 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. Charles Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Charles Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Charles Hudson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
8.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
3.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
5.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4305
38.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3861
34.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Charles Hudson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.31
67.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Charles Hudson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
541.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
533.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
43.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
6.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
66.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.78
-14.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
244.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA