Ed Connolly vs. Kyle Farnsworth — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle Farnsworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Kyle Farnsworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Farnsworth

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
8.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
38.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
4.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
34.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Farnsworth

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Kyle Farnsworth

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA