Joe Connors vs. Freddie Toliver — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Freddie Toliver
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Freddie Toliver 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. Freddie Toliver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Freddie Toliver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Freddie Toliver

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.44
47.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.59
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
4.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
5.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
39.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
34.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Freddie Toliver

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Freddie Toliver

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
2060.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
16.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
10.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Freddie Toliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100