Joe Connors vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove 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. Joe Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Musgrove

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.38
87.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
8.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Musgrove

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Joe Musgrove

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
864.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
520.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
16.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
6.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA