Joe Connors vs. Cliff Markle — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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. Cliff Markle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Cliff Markle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Cliff Markle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
9.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
34.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Cliff Markle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Cliff Markle

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
442.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
10.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-8.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
22
173.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA