Ed Connolly vs. Jim Gott — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jim Gott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gott

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.68
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
3.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837
6.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gott

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jim Gott

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
36.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0