Joe Connors vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Morgan 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 Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Morgan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11872
38.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Morgan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
2.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Morgan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
520.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.66
-9.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
151
158.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA