Joe Connors vs. Dennis Ribant — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dennis Ribant
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Ribant 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. Dennis Ribant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Dennis Ribant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Ribant

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.28
45.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
9.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
35.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Ribant

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
2.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.78
94.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Dennis Ribant

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
582.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
561.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
109.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
27.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
137.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
123.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
27.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
26
91.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Ribant
Career
Per 600 PA