Joe Connors vs. Rufus Lewis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rufus Lewis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rufus 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. Rufus Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Rufus Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1159
37.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
33.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
230.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
535.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
44.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
42.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA