Joe Connors vs. Chappie McFarland — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chappie McFarland
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chappie McFarland 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. Chappie McFarland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Chappie McFarland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Chappie McFarland

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.79
35.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.57
90.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
9.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3520
37.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3310
35.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Chappie McFarland

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.028
3.028
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.09
65.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Chappie McFarland

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
199.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
551.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
20.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
116.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
14.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
63
118.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chappie McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100