Ed Connolly vs. Ad Gumbert — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ad Gumbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ad Gumbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Gumbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Ad Gumbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Ad Gumbert

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.39
89.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
9.9
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
2.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8956
40.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1355
6.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
36.14
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8237
37.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Ad Gumbert

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6888
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.72
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
2.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
2.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.94
90.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Ad Gumbert

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
169.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
547.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
112.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.55
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
26.21
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.16
78.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
216.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
202.28
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
88.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
70.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
20.68
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.66
84.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
87.18
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100