Joe Connors vs. Johnny Markham — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Markham 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. Johnny Markham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Johnny Markham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Johnny Markham

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.78
57.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
38.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
35.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Johnny Markham

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Johnny Markham

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
318.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
17.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
90.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
7.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA