Joe Connors vs. Fay Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fay Thomas
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fay Thomas 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. Fay Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.755 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Fay Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Fay Thomas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.4
28.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
10.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.63
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
41.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.756
1.756
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
36.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.62
41.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Fay Thomas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Fay Thomas

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
759.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
525
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
10.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-5.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
29
271.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA