Matt Blank vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Ed Donnelly

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Ed Donnelly

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Ed Donnelly

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
106.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
160
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100