Ed Connolly vs. Donovan Hand — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Donovan Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donovan Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Donovan Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Donovan Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Donovan Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.89
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.563
0.563
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Donovan Hand

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA