Joe Connors vs. Walt Terrell — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Walt Terrell
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Terrell 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. Walt Terrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Walt Terrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Walt Terrell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.23
47.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2090
9.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8569
38.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
4.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7637
34.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Walt Terrell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5960
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
2.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.59
91.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Walt Terrell

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
939.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
43.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
19.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
108.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
43.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.58
-1.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
87
254.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA