Ed Connolly vs. Alex Herrera — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Herrera
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Herrera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Herrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.622 compared to 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Alex Herrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Alex Herrera

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.57
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
40.86
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Alex Herrera

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.91
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.067
0.067
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Alex Herrera

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA