Joe Connors vs. Mark Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mark Thompson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark 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. Joe Connors posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 2.238 compared to 5.74 and 1.688 for Mark Thompson. 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 Mark Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
5.74
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
10.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.79
10.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
5.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1560
41.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
6.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.677
1.677
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1335
35.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mark Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mark Thompson

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
490.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
542.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
20.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
88.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
8.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
245.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA