Joe Connors vs. Raúl López — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Raúl López
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Raúl López 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. Raúl López posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.705 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Raúl López had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Raúl López

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
42.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
36.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Raúl López

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Raúl López

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
33.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
46.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Raúl López
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Raúl López
Career
Per 600 PA