Joe Connors vs. Donald Troy — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Donald Troy
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Donald Troy 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. Donald Troy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Donald Troy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Donald Troy

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
7.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
39.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
33.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Donald Troy

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Donald Troy

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
233.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
500
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
15.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA