Ed Connolly vs. Matt Ford — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ford

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
40.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
35.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ford

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ford

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA