Joe Connors vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Connors and Jay Ritchie are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jay Ritchie posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.438 vs 2.238). Joe Connors had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.71). By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jay Ritchie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
35.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jay Ritchie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jay Ritchie

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA