Joe Connors vs. Willie Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Willie Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie 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. Willie Hutchinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Willie Hutchinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Willie Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
9.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
39.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
35.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Willie Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.18
66.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Willie Hutchinson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
338.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
575.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
111.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
106.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
26.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
120.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
120.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
125.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.78
27.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100