Joe Connors vs. Chris Schwinden — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Schwinden
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Schwinden 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 6.98 and 1.652 for Chris Schwinden. 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 Chris Schwinden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
11.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.53
11.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
42.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.584
1.584
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
38.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Chris Schwinden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Chris Schwinden

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
37.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA