Joe Connors vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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. Mike Montgomery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Montgomery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Montgomery

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
38.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Montgomery

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Montgomery

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1298.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
564.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
17.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-2.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA