Joe Connors vs. Clarence Locke — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Clarence Locke
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clarence Locke 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. Clarence Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.737 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Clarence Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Clarence Locke

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
12.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.51
12.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
43.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
38.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.34
43.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Clarence Locke

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.158
3.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Clarence Locke

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
313.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
20.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Clarence Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
10.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Locke
Career
Per 600 PA