Joe Connors vs. William Linder — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
William Linder
Lost GenerationTennesseeNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Linder 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 5.91 and 1.688 for William Linder. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and William Linder

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
10.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.97
10.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
42.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
34.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and William Linder

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and William Linder

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
William Linder
Career
Per 600 PA