Joe Connors vs. Gil Meche — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gil Meche
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gil Meche 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. Gil Meche posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Gil Meche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Gil Meche

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.3
50.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1441
9.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
3.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6191
38.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
34.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Gil Meche

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.44
95.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Gil Meche

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
6730.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
9.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-9.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Meche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Meche
Career
Per 600 PA