Joe Connors vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Ricks

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Ricks

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Bill Ricks

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA