Joe Edelen vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Connie Rector

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
54.1
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.92
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.78
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Connie Rector

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.51
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4320
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Connie Rector

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
126.58
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
97.05
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
161.18
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.64
56.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100