Joe Connors vs. Trevor McDonald — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Trevor McDonald
Gen ZAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Trevor 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. Trevor McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.5 and WHIP 0.889 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Trevor McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Trevor McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Trevor McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Trevor McDonald

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Trevor McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA