Joe Connors vs. Scott Lewis — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scott Lewis
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott 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. Scott Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.01 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Scott Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.68
25.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
39.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
35.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.473
0.473
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Scott Lewis

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Scott Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA