Joe Connors vs. Mike Moore — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Moore
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Moore 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 Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Moore

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1381
4.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8495
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2858
9.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1156
3.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1667
5.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.997
0.997
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12203
38.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
4.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10837
34.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Moore

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8495
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Moore

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
270600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Moore
Career
Per 600 PA