Ed Connolly vs. Jason Grimsley — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Grimsley
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grimsley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Grimsley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Jason Grimsley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grimsley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
4.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
9.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.8
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
5.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.196
1.196
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
40.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3598
34.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grimsley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.451
0.451
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Jason Grimsley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
6260.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
9.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA