Joe Connors vs. Ron Romanick — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Romanick
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Romanick 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. Ron Romanick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Ron Romanick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Ron Romanick

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
38.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
4.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
34.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ron Romanick

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ron Romanick

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA