Joe Connors vs. Ray Richmond — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ray Richmond
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Richmond 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 8.62 and 1.947 for Ray Richmond. By the career numbers, Joe Connors had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ray Richmond

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
8.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
11.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.2
11.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
44.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
37.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.81
44.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ray Richmond

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ray Richmond

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
400
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Richmond
Career
Per 600 PA