Joe Connors vs. Robert Ray — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Robert Ray
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Ray 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. Robert Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Robert Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Robert Ray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
38.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
33.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Robert Ray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Robert Ray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Robert Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Ray
Career
Per 600 PA