Joe Connors vs. Guillermo Molina — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Guillermo Molina
Greatest GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guillermo Molina 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. Guillermo Molina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.27 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Guillermo Molina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Guillermo Molina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
10.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
40.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
35.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.66
40.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Guillermo Molina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Guillermo Molina

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
410.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
11.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-4.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Guillermo Molina
Career
Per 600 PA