Joe Connors vs. Brad Mills — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Brad Mills
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Mills 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 7.97 and 1.785 for Brad Mills. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Mills

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
7.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
10.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.94
10.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
42.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
36.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Mills

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Brad Mills

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3150
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-111.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Mills
Career
Per 600 PA