Joe Connors vs. Fred Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Fred Hutchinson 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. Fred Hutchinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Fred Hutchinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.23
57.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.83
69.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
9.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6142
37.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5740
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Fred Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
289.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
531.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
139.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
115.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.1
57.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
173.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
196.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
58.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
67.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
122.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.4
65.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
24.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
24.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71