Joe Connors vs. Francisco Liriano — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Francisco Liriano
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Francisco Liriano 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. Francisco Liriano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Francisco Liriano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Francisco Liriano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.56
49.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.6
71.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5441
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
8.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
4.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7781
38.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6810
33.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Francisco Liriano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5441
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.6
71.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Francisco Liriano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
1043.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
540.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
84.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
71.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.31
20.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
49.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
11.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
85
210.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA