Joe Connors vs. Tommy Hunter — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Tommy Hunter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tommy Hunter posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.07 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.255 vs 2.238). Joe Connors had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 1.27). By the career numbers, Tommy Hunter 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 Tommy Hunter

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.37
54.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
9.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3556
34.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Tommy Hunter

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.96
14.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Tommy Hunter

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA