Joe Connors vs. Carl Lundgren — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Carl Lundgren
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Lundgren 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. Carl Lundgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Carl Lundgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Lundgren

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.33
62.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.24
83.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3966
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
7.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
36.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4809
32.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Lundgren

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4032
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1344
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Carl Lundgren

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
209.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
526.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
69.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.07
24.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
98.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
66.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.56
21.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
41.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
133
152.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100