Joe Connors vs. Rudy May — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy May 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. Rudy May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Rudy May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Rudy May

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
3.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Rudy May

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.69
92.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Rudy May

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
51.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
14.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
79.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
103.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
18.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
40.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA