Herman Besse vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Donnelly posted a stronger line than Herman Besse. Ed Donnelly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.03 vs 6.79) and WHIP (1.534 vs 1.755). By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Ed Donnelly

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Ed Donnelly

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Ed Donnelly

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
430.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
545.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
18
109.09
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
16
96.97
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
35.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
39.88
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100