Joe Connors vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane 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 Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Magrane

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Magrane

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Magrane

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
357.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
71.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
94.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
10.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA