Ed Connolly vs. Josh Hader — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Hader
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hader as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hader posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 0.949 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Josh Hader had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Josh Hader

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.99
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
14.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.56
14.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.005
2.005
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2019
35.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.64
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
31.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.47
35.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Josh Hader

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Josh Hader

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
35100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-12.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA