Joe Connors vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Russ Meers posted a stronger line than Joe Connors. Russ Meers posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.482 vs 2.238). By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Russ Meers

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
38.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Russ Meers

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Russ Meers

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA