Joe Connors vs. Shane McClanahan — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Shane McClanahan
Gen ZMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane McClanahan 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. Shane McClanahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.107 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Shane McClanahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Shane McClanahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
10.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
36.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
33.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Shane McClanahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.35
101.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Shane McClanahan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA