Joe Connors vs. Zebby Matthews — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Zebby Matthews
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zebby Matthews 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 Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 5.92 and 1.538 for Zebby Matthews. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Zebby Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
5.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
11.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
10.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
40.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
37.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Zebby Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Zebby Matthews

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Zebby Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Zebby Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA