Joe Connors vs. Joe Martina — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Martina
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Martina 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 Martina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Joe Martina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Martina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
40.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
35.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Martina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Martina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
319.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
548.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
76.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
204.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
88.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA