Joe Connors vs. Victor Zambrano — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Victor Zambrano
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Victor Zambrano 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. Victor Zambrano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.538 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Victor Zambrano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Victor Zambrano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.57
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.52
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
5.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
6.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.8
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3187
40.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
5.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
33.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Victor Zambrano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706.1
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.87
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Victor Zambrano

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
1368.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
534.15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
12.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-1.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA