Joe Connors vs. Andrew Lorraine — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Andrew Lorraine
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andrew Lorraine 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 6.53 and 1.743 for Andrew Lorraine. 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 Andrew Lorraine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.07
44.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
6.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
11.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
41.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
7.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
36.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Andrew Lorraine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Andrew Lorraine

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
1090.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
436.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
15.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
9.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA