Ed Connolly vs. Mike Hartley — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Hartley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Hartley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Hartley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Mike Hartley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Mike Hartley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
8.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.93
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
7.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
38.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.84
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189
33.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Mike Hartley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.5
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Mike Hartley

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
4684.62
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-45.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA