Ed Connolly vs. Brad Hand — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Brad Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
8.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Brad Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Brad Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA