Joe Connors vs. Charlie Lea — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Lea 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. Charlie Lea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Charlie Lea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Lea

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.36
56.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
5.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3456
33.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Lea

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Lea

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
305.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
519.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
6.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
22.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.57
-11.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA