Joe Connors vs. Ed Lynch — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ed Lynch
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lynch 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. Ed Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ed Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Lynch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.98
47.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
10.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4003
38.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
4.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3691
35.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Lynch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ed Lynch

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
531.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
507.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
57.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
8.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
81.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-4.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
112
240
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
66.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA