Joe Connors vs. Dusty Rhodes — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dusty Rhodes
UnknownLouisville Black CapsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dusty Rhodes 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. Dusty Rhodes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Dusty Rhodes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Dusty Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
8.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
37.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
34.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Dusty Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.84
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Dusty Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
148.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
342.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.095
1.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
143.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dusty Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100