Joe Connors vs. Vern Law — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Vern Law
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Vern Law 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. Vern Law posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Vern Law had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Vern Law

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.43
52.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.36
75.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8016
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2672
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
9.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11231
37.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10594
35.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Vern Law

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7296
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
2.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Vern Law

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
309.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
883
529.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
114.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
82.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.07
40.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
142.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
57.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.7
41.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
24.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
179
107.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.59
5.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100