Joe Connors vs. Alex Meyer — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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. Alex Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Alex Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Alex Meyer

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
40.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Alex Meyer

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Alex Meyer

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA