Joe Connors vs. Bill McCahan — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill McCahan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCahan 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. Bill McCahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Bill McCahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.18
70.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
39.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143
35.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
325.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
548.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
114.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
97.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
32.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
68.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
36.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
62.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA