Joe Connors vs. Curt Raydon — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Curt Raydon
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Curt Raydon 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. Curt Raydon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Curt Raydon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Curt Raydon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
7.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
38.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
33.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Curt Raydon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Curt Raydon

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
387.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
475
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-16.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
312.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Raydon
Career
Per 600 PA