Joe Connors vs. Mike Thurman — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thurman 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. Mike Thurman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Thurman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Thurman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
9.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
39.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
35.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Thurman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Thurman

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
406.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.34
-32.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.94
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA