Joe Connors vs. Colby Lewis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Colby Lewis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colby Lewis 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. Colby Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Colby Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Colby Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
9.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
2.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
7.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5226
38.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4740
35.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Colby Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Colby Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
4992.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
41.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
48.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA