Ed Connolly vs. Matt Ginter — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Ginter
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ginter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ginter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.43 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Matt Ginter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ginter

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.79
19.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
10.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.91
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
39.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
35.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ginter

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.79
19.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Ginter

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
442.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
45.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
49.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Ginter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ginter
Career
Per 600 PA