Joe Connors vs. Jack Ridgway — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jack Ridgway
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ridgway 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 11 and 2.556 for Jack Ridgway. 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 Jack Ridgway

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
18
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.238
2.238
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.556
2.556
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jack Ridgway

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jack Ridgway

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Jack Ridgway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ridgway
Career
Per 600 PA