Joe Connors vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin Thompson 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. Justin Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Justin Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Justin Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.57
45.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
3.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Justin Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Justin Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA