Joe Connors vs. Tom Hughes — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tom Hughes
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Hughes 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. Tom Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Tom Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Hughes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11032
37.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10078
34.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Hughes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
2.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.919
1.919
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Tom Hughes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
236.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
553.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
28.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.41
37.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
153.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
133.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
51.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
45.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
93.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.61
37.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
22.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
283
163.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89