Joe Connors vs. Jim Romano — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Romano
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Romano 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Jim Romano. 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 Jim Romano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
42.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
39.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Romano

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

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Jim Romano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA