Joe Connors vs. Rube Melton — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rube Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Melton 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. Rube Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Rube Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Rube Melton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
7.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3061
39.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2653
33.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Rube Melton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Rube Melton

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
422.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
542.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
65.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
13.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
73.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.39
-3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
208.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
49.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Melton
Career
Per 600 PA