Joe Connors vs. Nap Rucker — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Nap Rucker
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nap Rucker 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. Nap Rucker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Nap Rucker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Nap Rucker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7126
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2375.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2089
7.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
2.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
4.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9470
35.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
32.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Nap Rucker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
4.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.024
2.024
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Nap Rucker

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
234.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
562.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
109.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
97.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.32
27.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
127.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
125.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
30.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
30.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
60.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.02
28.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
15.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
81.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100