Joe Connors vs. Jim Lyle — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Jim Lyle are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Lyle posted stronger numbers in WHIP (2.000 vs 2.238) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.43). Joe Connors had the advantage in ERA (5.57 vs 6). By the career numbers, Jim Lyle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.