Ed Connolly vs. Matt Herges — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Herges as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Herges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Matt Herges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Herges

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
9.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
6.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
39.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.95
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
34.75
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Herges

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.32
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.18
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Matt Herges

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
763.64
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
16.4
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
10.71
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
1.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA