Joe Connors vs. Doc Medich — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Medich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Medich 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. Doc Medich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Doc Medich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Doc Medich

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.15
54.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2036
9.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
2.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8471
38.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
4.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Doc Medich

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Doc Medich

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
2854.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.48
4.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.35
-12.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA