Joe Connors vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. 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 Cleon Webb

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Cleon Webb

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Cleon Webb

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA