Joe Connors vs. Marius Russo — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Marius Russo
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marius Russo 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. Marius Russo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Marius Russo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Marius Russo

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.6
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2838
37.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2579
34.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Marius Russo

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Marius Russo

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
273.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
526.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
111.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
91.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.8
35.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
134.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
150
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
51.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
55.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
107.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.32
38.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
53
118.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Marius Russo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100