Joe Connors vs. Herb Moford — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Herb Moford
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Moford 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. Herb Moford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Herb Moford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Herb Moford

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
38.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
34.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Herb Moford

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Herb Moford

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
625
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
550
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.1
-38.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
137.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA