Joe Connors vs. Gordon Rhodes — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gordon Rhodes
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gordon 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. Gordon Rhodes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.595 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Gordon Rhodes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Gordon Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
10.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4759
40.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
5.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4272
36.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Gordon Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Gordon Rhodes

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
323.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
566.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
109.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.64
29.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
140.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
119.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
38.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
54.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.05
27.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
113
179.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Gordon Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67