Joe Connors vs. Barry Lersch — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Barry Lersch
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barry Lersch 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. Barry Lersch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Barry Lersch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Lersch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.36
31.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
8.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
37.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149
33.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Lersch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.36
31.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Lersch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
676.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
508.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
34.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
1.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
56
214.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Lersch
Career
Per 600 PA