Joe Connors vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Mike Matthews are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mike Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.54 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.535 vs 2.238). Joe Connors had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 1.07). By the career numbers, Mike Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
39.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
5.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA