Ed Connolly vs. Stan Ferens — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Ferens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Stan Ferens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Stan Ferens

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
39.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Stan Ferens

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Stan Ferens

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
636
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
108
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA