Joe Connors vs. Charlie Leibrandt — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Leibrandt
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Leibrandt 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 Leibrandt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Charlie Leibrandt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Leibrandt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6924
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2390
9.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
2.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
4.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9774
38.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8911
34.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Leibrandt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6924
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Charlie Leibrandt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
750.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
508.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
11.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
74.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
72
137.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
62.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Leibrandt
Career
Per 600 PA