Joe Connors vs. Lou Manske — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Manske 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 Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Lou Manske

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.387
0.387
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
13.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.125
2.125
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Lou Manske

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Lou Manske

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA