Lou Ciola vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Lou Ciola. Ed Donnelly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.03 vs 5.56) and WHIP (1.534 vs 1.603). 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 Lou Ciola and Ed Donnelly

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.89
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and Ed Donnelly

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and Ed Donnelly

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
400
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
14.97
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100