Joe Connors vs. Mike Regan — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Regan
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Regan 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 Regan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Regan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Regan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.18
58.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253
37.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
35.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Regan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.073
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Regan

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
310.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
561.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
125.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.7
41.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
141.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
163.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
65.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.63
47.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
87.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100