Joe Connors vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt 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. Norman Plitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.716 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Norman Plitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Norman Plitt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
41.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Norman Plitt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Norman Plitt

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA