Joe Connors vs. Jim Rittwage — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Rittwage
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Rittwage 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. Jim Rittwage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Jim Rittwage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Rittwage

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
7.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
40.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
32.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Rittwage

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Rittwage

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Jim Rittwage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
111.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rittwage
Career
Per 600 PA