Joe Connors vs. Sid Roberson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sid Roberson
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sid Roberson 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 5.76 and 1.684 for Sid Roberson. 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 Sid Roberson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
10.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.95
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
40.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
35.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.45
40.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Sid Roberson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Sid Roberson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Sid Roberson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Roberson
Career
Per 600 PA