Joe Connors vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Barney Wolfe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.507
0.507
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Barney Wolfe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Barney Wolfe

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA