Joe Beggs vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Ed Donnelly

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
8.93
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2702
35.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Ed Donnelly

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Ed Donnelly

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
540
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
90
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
81.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
68.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
15.37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100