Cy Buker vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Cy Buker
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Buker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Buker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Cy Buker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Buker and Ed Donnelly

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.64
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.95
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
40.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
35.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Cy Buker and Ed Donnelly

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Buker and Ed Donnelly

Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
5.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100