Ed Connolly vs. Joe Gormley — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Gormley
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gormley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Gormley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.875 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Joe Gormley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Gormley

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.83
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
43.41
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
43.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
6.65
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.854
1.854
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.41
43.41
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Gormley

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Joe Gormley

Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA