Joe Connors vs. Vive Lindaman — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Vive Lindaman
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vive Lindaman 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. Vive Lindaman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Vive Lindaman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Vive Lindaman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2712
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
8.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3670
36.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3337
33.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Vive Lindaman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2712
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.39
92.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.038
2.038
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Vive Lindaman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
235.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
544.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
82.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.65
20.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
93.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
122.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
68.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
16.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
134.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Vive Lindaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100