Joe Connors vs. Laymon Yokely — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Laymon Yokely
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Laymon Yokely 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. Laymon Yokely posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Laymon Yokely had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Laymon Yokely

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.16
45.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.27
70.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1057.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
9.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.49
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4717
40.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
5.71
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
34.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Laymon Yokely

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.66
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.84
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.37
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.43
70.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Laymon Yokely

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
266.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
548.45
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
81.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
67.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
20.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
103.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
103.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.66
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.61
13.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
18.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.09
38.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Laymon Yokely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100