Joe Connors vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss 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. Mike LaCoss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike LaCoss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike LaCoss

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.76
48.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.55
58.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
9.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7496
38.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike LaCoss

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
2.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike LaCoss

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
443.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
13.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
19.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
194
206.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA