Joe Connors vs. Luis Mendoza — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Mendoza
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Mendoza 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. Luis Mendoza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.39 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Luis Mendoza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Luis Mendoza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.22
62.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
5.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
10.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600
40.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
5.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1417
35.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Luis Mendoza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Luis Mendoza

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6000
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
38.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA