Joe Connors vs. Chick Robitaille — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chick Robitaille
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chick Robitaille 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. Chick Robitaille posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Chick Robitaille had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Chick Robitaille

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
8.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.574
0.574
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
36.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
34.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Chick Robitaille

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Chick Robitaille

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
232.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
591.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
8.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-9.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Robitaille
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100