Ed Connolly vs. Aaron Heilman — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Heilman
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Heilman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Heilman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Aaron Heilman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Aaron Heilman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.6
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.66
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
7.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
39
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.89
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Aaron Heilman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.59
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.16
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.7
94.7
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Aaron Heilman

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
5300
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
522.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.49
-38.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA