Joe Connors vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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. Leroy Matlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Leroy Matlock

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Leroy Matlock

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Leroy Matlock

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100