Joe Connors vs. Mickey Mahler — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mickey Mahler
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mickey Mahler 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. Mickey Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mickey Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mickey Mahler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.43
30.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.54
47.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
9.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
40.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
34.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mickey Mahler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.54
47.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mickey Mahler

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
717.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
529.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
16.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
8.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.37
5.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA