Joe Connors vs. Lance McCullers Jr. — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Lance McCullers Jr.

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Lance McCullers Jr.

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Lance McCullers Jr.

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-33.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA