Ed Connolly vs. Yohan Flande — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Ed Connolly and Yohan Flande are fairly close on the surface numbers. Yohan Flande posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.15 vs 5.88) and WHIP (1.420 vs 1.885). Ed Connolly had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.62 per nine innings vs 1.31). By the career numbers, Yohan Flande 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.