Ed Connolly vs. Ken Frailing — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Frailing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Ken Frailing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Ken Frailing

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
40.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
870
35.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Ken Frailing

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Ken Frailing

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
27.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA