Joe Connors vs. Rufus Ligon — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rufus Ligon
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Ligon 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 Ligon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Rufus Ligon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Ligon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
10.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
37.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
34.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Ligon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Rufus Ligon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
408
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
552
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
53.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
66.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Ligon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100