Joe Connors vs. Yank Terry — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Yank Terry
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Yank Terry 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. Yank Terry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Yank Terry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Yank Terry

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.39
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.14
59.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
39.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
35.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Yank Terry

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Yank Terry

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
353.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
550.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
72.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
16.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
8.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
47
178.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100