Ed Connolly vs. Gary Glover — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Glover
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Glover as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Glover posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Gary Glover had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Gary Glover

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.87
17.87
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
5.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1550
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
9.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
5.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
39.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025
35.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Gary Glover

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.82
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1550
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.87
17.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Gary Glover

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
4641.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-9.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
14
247.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gary Glover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Glover
Career
Per 600 PA