Joe Connors vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito 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. Barry Zito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Barry Zito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Zito

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.58
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
4.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
0.98
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.72
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
6.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11001
38.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
4.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.37
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.76
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9662
33.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Zito

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.12
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.43
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Barry Zito

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
622.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
493.78
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.47
6.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
76.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.17
-7.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
25.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
99
142.11
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA