Ed Connolly vs. Jim Gardner — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Gardner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jim Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gardner

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
9.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
39.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
5.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1684
35.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gardner

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gardner

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
189.96
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
518.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
39.98
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
115.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
164.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
67.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.07
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
101.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.05
41.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.48
6.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100