Joe Connors vs. Mike Torrez — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Torrez
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Torrez 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 Torrez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Mike Torrez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Torrez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
3.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9132
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3043
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
4.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
38.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
4.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11543
34.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Torrez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9128
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3042.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.4
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
2.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
2.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.43
94.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Mike Torrez

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
662.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
546.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
84.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
16.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
98.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
100.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
31.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
51.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
7.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
131
173.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50