Joe Connors vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCall 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 McCall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Bill McCall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCall

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.82
59.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCall

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Bill McCall

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
267.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
48.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100