Ed Connolly vs. Jason Grilli — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grilli
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grilli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Grilli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jason Grilli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grilli

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.98
41.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
8.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.84
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2969
39.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.62
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grilli

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
7.82
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grilli

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
19833.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
45.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
32.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Jason Grilli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grilli
Career
Per 600 PA