Joe Connors vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben McDonald 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. Ben McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ben McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ben McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ben McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ben McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA